Vulnerability in Jopenlibs Vault-Java-Driver
CVE-2026-112072
vault-java-driver, a Java client for HashiCorp Vault, parses Vault's JSON responses with a vendored minimal-json parser that has no nesting depth limit. A deeply nested value raises a StackOverflowError, which escapes catch (Exception) handlers and kills the reading thread. A Vault token that can write but not read a KV v2 path can store such a value there, so every later read of that path through the driver fails. This requires Vault 1.19.x or earlier, because 1.20 and later reject values nested deeper than 298 levels. This issue affects io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver 5.2.0 through 6.2.3 and is fixed in 7.0.0.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-112072?
- CVE-2026-112072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jopenlibs Vault-Java-Driver, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-112072?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.