What is CVE-2026-57914?

CVE-2026-57914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Kerby, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-57914?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apache Software Foundation Kerby

CVE-2026-57914

By sending a deeply nested ASN1 structure to a Apache Kerby client or service, it's possible to trigger a StackOverFlow Exception which can lead to denial of service issues. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes th…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

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.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Kerby — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-57914?: CVE-2026-57914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Kerby, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-57914?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.