CVE-2026-45205

commons-configuration2: Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons

CVE-2026-45205 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45205, released May 14, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0047
40th percentile

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons. When processing an untrusted configuration file, Commons Configuration will throw a StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles. This issue affects Apache Commons: from 2.2 before 2.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.15.0, which fixes the issue.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
apache-commons-cli · sles 16.0 1.11.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21996-1 May 29, 2026
apache-commons-codec · sles 16.0 1.22.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21996-1 May 29, 2026
apache-commons-configuration2 · sles 15.6 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 Jun 26, 2026
apache-commons-configuration2 · sles 15.7 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 Jun 26, 2026
apache-commons-configuration2 · sles 16.0 2.15.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21996-1 May 29, 2026
apache-commons-io · sles 16.0 2.22.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21996-1 May 29, 2026
apache-commons-lang3 · sles 16.0 3.20.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21996-1 May 29, 2026
apache-commons-text · sles 15.6 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 Jun 26, 2026
apache-commons-text · sles 15.7 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 Jun 26, 2026
apache-commons-text · sles 16.0 1.15.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21996-1 May 29, 2026
commons-configuration2 · Debian 14 2.15.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45205 May 14, 2026

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