# CVE-2026-73632: Apache Struts: Shared serialization state in the JSON plugin

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- apache rates this low
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- org.apache.struts:struts2-json-plugin: 7.2.1

## Description

Exposure of data element to wrong session vulnerability in the JSON plugin of Apache Struts. Per-response serialization state could be shared across concurrent requests, allowing response content associated with one request to become observable in another. Only the SMD / JSON-RPC handling of the JSON interceptor is affected, which is not enabled by default; applications using the json result type are not affected. This issue affects Apache Struts: 7.2.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 7.3.0, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.struts:struts2-json-plugin, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-071

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