CVE-2026-44242

Micronaut Framework: Unbounded bundleCache in ResourceBundleMessageSource Allows Memory Exhaustion via Accept-Language Header

Published May 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Micronaut Framework is a JVM-based full stack Java framework designed for building modular, easily testable JVM applications. Prior to 4.10.22, the bundleCache is keyed by (Locale, baseName) where the locale originates from the HTTP Accept-Language header. In applications that explicitly register a ResourceBundleMessageSource bean and serve HTML error responses, an unauthenticated attacker can exhaust heap memory by sending requests with large numbers of unique Accept-Language values, each causing a new entry in the unbounded bundleCache. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.10.22.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3rfq-4wpf-qqw3 Micronaut has Unbounded `bundleCache` in `ResourceBundleMessageSource` that Allows Memory Exhaustion via `Accept-Language` Header
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Micronaut-projects
Micronaut-projects micronaut-core
Vendors & Products Micronaut-projects
Micronaut-projects micronaut-core
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Description Micronaut Framework is a JVM-based full stack Java framework designed for building modular, easily testable JVM applications. Prior to 4.10.22, the bundleCache is keyed by (Locale, baseName) where the locale originates from the HTTP Accept-Language header. In applications that explicitly register a ResourceBundleMessageSource bean and serve HTML error responses, an unauthenticated attacker can exhaust heap memory by sending requests with large numbers of unique Accept-Language values, each causing a new entry in the unbounded bundleCache. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.10.22.
Title Micronaut Framework: Unbounded bundleCache in ResourceBundleMessageSource Allows Memory Exhaustion via Accept-Language Header
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 13, 2026, 2:55 PM
Reserved
May 5, 2026, 3:42 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 12, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM