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Uncontrolled recursion in serde_yaml

Priority LOW 31CWE-674Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

serde serde_yaml 0.6.0 to 0.8.3 is affected by: Uncontrolled Recursion. The impact is: Denial of service by aborting. The component is: from_* functions (all deserialization functions). The attack vector is: Parsing a malicious YAML file. The fixed version is: 0.8.4 and later.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01083 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
serdeserde_yaml0.6.0 to 0.8.3 [fixed: 0.8.4 and later]—No fix listedCNA
  • serde_yaml Vendorserde Affected 0.6.0 to 0.8.3 [fixed: 0.8.4 and later] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:serde-yaml_project:serde-yaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0 – 0.8.3VulnerableSerde-yaml Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:serde-yaml_project:serde-yaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 – 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·Serde-yaml Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010183
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6p2w-7q97-f8hf

References

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