Vulnerability in Unleash
CVE-2026-63462
Unleash is an open-source feature management platform. Prior to 7.5.2, 7.6.5, and 8.0.2, the shared OpenAPI validation error path in src/lib/error/bad-data-error.ts passes a raw request value from lodash.get to JSON.stringify in genericErrorMessage and fromOpenApiValidationErrors without guarding stack exhaustion. An unauthenticated attacker can send a roughly 10 KB JSON value nested thousands of levels deep to POST /edge/validate, POST /edge/issue-token, or another OpenAPI-validated endpoint, causing RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded in openAPIValidationMiddleware and terminating the Node process because no uncaughtException handler recovers it. Replaying the request can sustain a complete service outage. This issue is fixed in versions 7.5.2, 7.6.5, and 8.0.2.
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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
EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Unleash — versions < 7.5.2, >= 7.6.0, < 7.6.5, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/Unleash/unleash/security/advisories/GHSA-r5pq-6chh-j3xp
- github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/b0e4da63249a9403bc209e0581db223326cb8dcf
- github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/d45f99df924c0d24747b3e45e46fcda7dcd3c1c1
- github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/d862562a5ab8f2d1e40f6519c64cf0b4fdaf806d
- github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.5.2
- github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.5
- github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.0.2
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-63462?
- CVE-2026-63462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unleash, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-63462?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.