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TI-2026-59204 Aliases CVE-2026-86513GHSA-6924-jpg3-mjfw

Uncontrolled resource consumption in java-json-tools jackson-coreutils

Priority HIGH 70CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

A security flaw has been discovered in java-json-tools jackson-coreutils 2.0. This vulnerability affects the function TreePointer.tokensFromInput of the file src/main/java/com/github/fge/jackson/jsonpointer/TreePointer.java of the component JSON Pointer parser. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00701 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
java-json-toolsjackson-coreutils2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • jackson-coreutils Vendorjava-json-tools Affected 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:java-json-tools:jackson-coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*———
  • cpe:2.3:a:java-json-tools:jackson-coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86513
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6924-jpg3-mjfw
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-59103 java-json-tools jackson-coreutils URL Validation JsonLoader.java JsonLoader.fromURL server-side request forgery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-59101 java-json-tools json-patch Patch Operation JsonPatch.java JsonPatch.apply resource consumption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-59100 java-json-tools json-patch JsonMergePatchDeserializer.java JsonMergePatch.fromJson stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-59202 java-json-tools jackson-coreutils JacksonUtils.java BigDecimal.toPlainString resource consumption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-59203 java-json-tools json-patch Copy Move Operations CopyOperation.java MoveOperation.apply access control CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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