Apache Lucy: LucyX::Remote::SearchServer unauthenticated remote Storable::thaw -> RCE/DoS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Deserialization of Untrusted Data 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. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch . 0.8.0 is no longer affected by this issue, because the offending feature has been removed there. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
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-2026-44076 Apache Lucy: stack-buffer-overflow in JSON parser error reporter on malformed inputPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-44074 Apache Lucy: QueryParser unbounded recursion on deeply-nested query -> C-stack-overflow DoSPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61484
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q347-vr2h-mpmx
References
More Apache Lucy vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-44076 Apache Lucy: stack-buffer-overflow in JSON parser error reporter on malformed input CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-44074 Apache Lucy: QueryParser unbounded recursion on deeply-nested query -> C-stack-overflow DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-61484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q347-vr2h-mpmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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