CVE-2026-75140
jsoup Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in XmlTreeBuilder
Description
jsoup through 1.23.2, fixed in commit 862ba2f, contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in XmlTreeBuilder that allows remote attackers to exhaust JVM heap memory by supplying a deeply nested XML document with uniquely-namespaced elements. The builder copies the entire inherited namespace map on every start element, causing quadratic time and memory complexity, which attackers can exploit to trigger an OutOfMemoryError and terminate the application.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the jsoup library to a patched version.
- Apply commit 862ba2f or later to the codebase.
- Avoid parsing deeply nested XML from untrusted sources.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/jhy/jsoup', 'vendor': 'jhy', 'product': 'soup', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.23.1'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '862ba2f1d48ee95609183dbcfc848c9fd7afc76a', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:github/jhy/jsoup', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description jsoup through 1.23.2, fixed in commit 862ba2f, contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in XmlTreeBuilder that allows remote attackers to exhaust JVM heap memory by supplying a deeply nested XML document with uniquely-namespaced elements. The builder copies the entire inherited namespace map on every start element, causing quadratic time and memory complexity, which attackers can exploit to trigger an OutOfMemoryError and terminate the application. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-770 Added Reference https://github.com/jhy/jsoup/commit/862ba2f1d48ee95609183dbcfc848c9fd7afc76a Added Reference https://github.com/jhy/jsoup/pull/2556 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/jsoup-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-in-xmltreebuilder