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TI-2026-44074 Aliases CVE-2026-61483GHSA-3rc9-h6hx-fvf7

Apache Lucy: QueryParser unbounded recursion on deeply-nested query -> C-stack-overflow DoS

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-674Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Lucy. This issue affects Apache Lucy: all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the ASF. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0103 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Lucy (Apache Software Foundation): 0.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Lucybefore 0.8.00.8.0Patch availableCNA
  • Apache Lucy VendorApache Affected before 0.8.0 Fixed in 0.8.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Lucy (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 0.8.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Lucy 0.8.0

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-44075 Apache Lucy: LucyX::Remote::SearchServer unauthenticated remote Storable::thaw -> RCE/DoSPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2026-44076 Apache Lucy: stack-buffer-overflow in JSON parser error reporter on malformed inputPriority MEDIUM 44
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61483
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rc9-h6hx-fvf7

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-44075 Apache Lucy: LucyX::Remote::SearchServer unauthenticated remote Storable::thaw -> RCE/DoS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-44076 Apache Lucy: stack-buffer-overflow in JSON parser error reporter on malformed input CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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