CVE-2026-112072

vault-java-driver: stored deeply nested JSON kills every thread that reads it

Published Nov 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
vault-java-driver, a Java client for HashiCorp Vault, parses Vault's JSON responses with a vendored minimal-json parser that has no nesting depth limit. A deeply nested value raises a StackOverflowError, which escapes catch (Exception) handlers and kills the reading thread. A Vault token that can write but not read a KV v2 path can store such a value there, so every later read of that path through the driver fails. This requires Vault 1.19.x or earlier, because 1.20 and later reject values nested deeper than 298 levels. This issue affects io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver 5.2.0 through 6.2.3 and is fixed in 7.0.0.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver to 7.0.0 or later.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jopenlibs
Jopenlibs vault-java-driver
Vendors & Products Jopenlibs
Jopenlibs vault-java-driver
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description vault-java-driver, a Java client for HashiCorp Vault, parses Vault's JSON responses with a vendored minimal-json parser that has no nesting depth limit. A deeply nested value raises a StackOverflowError, which escapes catch (Exception) handlers and kills the reading thread. A Vault token that can write but not read a KV v2 path can store such a value there, so every later read of that path through the driver fails. This requires Vault 1.19.x or earlier, because 1.20 and later reject values nested deeper than 298 levels. This issue affects io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver 5.2.0 through 6.2.3 and is fixed in 7.0.0.
Title vault-java-driver: stored deeply nested JSON kills every thread that reads it
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Echo
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 7:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2026, 1:40 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 5, 2026, 8:17 AM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 5, 2026, 7:57 AM