Uncaught exception in Motor.NET JSON deserialization enables denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Motor.NET before 0.19.0 contains an uncaught exception in JsonNetDeserializer.Deserialize. A remote attacker who can publish to a consumed queue or topic can send structurally valid JSON that does not match the handler's expected type, which makes the service stop and restart into a permanent crash loop because the unacknowledged message is redelivered on restart. JsonSerializationException is not caught alongside the other deserialization exceptions, so the consumer treats the error as a CriticalFailure.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Motor.NET before 0.19.0 contains an uncaught exception vulnerability in JsonNetDeserializer.Deserialize that allows a remote attacker who can publish to a consumed queue or topic to crash the service permanently by sending structurally valid JSON that does not match the handler's expected type. Attackers can exploit the fact that JsonSerializationException is not caught alongside JsonReaderException and InvalidCastException, causing TypedConsumerService.SingleMessageConsumeAsync to treat the error as CriticalFailure and call StopApplication, which combined with the unacknowledged message being redelivered on restart results in a permanent crash-loop.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDATASoftwareAG | motornet | before 0.19.0 | 0.19.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- motornet VendorGDATASoftwareAG Affected before 0.19.0 Fixed in 0.19.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update GDATASoftwareAG motornet to version 0.19.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA motornet (GDATASoftwareAG) Fixed in 0.19.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GDATASoftwareAG motornet 0.19.0
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-79514 Denial of service in Motor.NET Kafka consumer via crafted recordPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-79513 Denial of service in Motor.NET RabbitMQ handling via CloudEvents headersPriority MEDIUM 45
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112332
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More GDATASoftwareAG vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-79514 Denial of service in Motor.NET Kafka consumer via crafted record CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-79513 Denial of service in Motor.NET RabbitMQ handling via CloudEvents headers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
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