Uncontrolled resource consumption in RESTEasy
Priority LOW 35CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in RESTEasy, where RootNode incorrectly caches routes. This issue results in hash flooding, leading to slower requests with higher CPU time spent searching and adding the entry. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01246 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-bom (Maven): 4.5.6.FinalRed Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | RESTEasy | RESTEasy 4.5.6.Final | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-bom (Maven) | before 4.5.6.Final | 4.5.6.Final | Patch available | GHSA-37g7-8vjj-pjpj |
- RESTEasy Vendor— Affected RESTEasy 4.5.6.Final Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.5.6.Final Fixed in 4.5.6.Final Patch available GHSA-37g7-8vjj-pjpj
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-37g7-8vjj-pjpj org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-bom (Maven) Fixed in 4.5.6.Final Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2021:4918 Released 2021-12-02 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Integration Camel-K 1.6 release and security update
- Red Hat Integration
- RHSA-2021:4767 Released 2021-11-23 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Integration Camel Extensions for Quarkus GA security update
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2
- RHSA-2020:5568 Released 2020-12-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Fuse 7.8.0 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2020:3248 Released 2020-07-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Quarkus 1.3.4 SP1 release and security update
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 1.3.4 SP1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5568 |
| Red Hat Integration | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4918 |
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4767 |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus 1.3.4 SP1 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3248 |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14326
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37g7-8vjj-pjpj
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2020-14326 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-14326 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37g7-8vjj-pjpj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-14326 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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