What is CVE-2026-120367?

CVE-2026-120367 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Axis2/java, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-120367?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apache Software Foundation Axis2/java

CVE-2026-120367

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. The JSON message builders, including the Gson, Moshi and HTTP/2 variants, buffered the entire request body with no size limit, so an unauthenticated caller could exhaust server memory with a large JSON request. Version 2.0.2 bounds JSON request bodies with the configurable jsonMaxRequestSize parameter. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Published 2026-11-09 · last modified 2026-11-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

Apache Software Foundation Axis2/java

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/release-notes/2.0.2.html (release-notes)
github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core/commit/aea2671e3c5ebd8638d37db30d6963922… (patch)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/kf6goprhhtvfzb6lwnbvnors7xnq0w0r (vendor-advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-120367?: CVE-2026-120367 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Axis2/java, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-120367?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.