What is GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g?

GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Apache Commons Configuration: StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g cover?

GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-45205. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g?

GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g?

GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g affects 1 product, including: maven/org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2:\u003e= 2.2, \u003c 2.15.0.

GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6gMediumCVSS 5.3

Apache Commons Configuration: StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 14, 2026

Last Modified

May 20, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-45205 →

📋 Description

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons. When processing an untrusted configuration file, Commons Configuration will throw a StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles. This issue affects Apache Commons: from 2.2 before 2.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.15.0, which fixes the issue.

🎯 Affected products1

maven/org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2:>= 2.2, < 2.15.0

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45205
https://github.com/apache/commons-configuration/pull/634
https://lists.apache.org/thread/q3q3j10ohcqhs6o0rg1v7kz6kk27vtkk
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/5
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g