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CVE-2026-102497

Apache XMLSchema: Denial of service through cyclic schema definitions in the schema walker

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Low (apache)
Fix
Fixed in 2.3.3
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

The Apache XmlSchema walker (xmlschema-walker) doesn't detect cycles in type derivation, substitution groups, model groups or attribute groups. A malicious schema with such a cycle can make the walker recurse until the stack overflows, causing a denial of service. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.3, which fixes this issue.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • org.apache.ws.xmlschema:xmlschema-walker

    fixed in 2.3.3

References 1

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