CVE-2026-68496
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.GHSA-fvrx-r5jq-295q ↗EUVD-2026-90978 ↗
description
The Smile parser in jackson-dataformats-binary does not enforce the configured limit for object property-name length. An attacker who can submit Smile data to an application that parses it can exhaust memory and disrupt service, particularly when document-size limits are not configured.
mitigation
Set a finite document-size limit and enforce request or upload size limits before Smile parsing. Do not accept untrusted Smile input where it is not required; the evidence does not identify a fixed release.
outcome
Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-01 17:36Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-10-01 17:36Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-68496
- 2026-10-11 23:33Zexploit reference (github.com)
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published 2026-10-03 02:10Z
last change 2026-10-21 17:47Z
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