8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-93450
go-openapi/swag jsonutils before 0.27.1 Uncontrolled Recursion in Ordered JSON Marshal and Unmarshal
Description

go-openapi/swag jsonutils before 0.27.1 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in ordered JSON parsing and serialization due to unbounded recursion with no depth limit. Remote unauthenticated attackers can submit deeply nested JSON documents to services accepting OpenAPI specifications, causing fatal stack overflow that terminates the process and all in-flight requests.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 18, 2026, 12:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 18, 2026, 12:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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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 go-openapi/swag to version 0.27.1 or later to fix stack overflow.
  • Update go-openapi/swag to a fixed version.
  • Apply patches provided by the vendor.
  • Review input validation for nested JSON.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description go-openapi/swag jsonutils before 0.27.1 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in ordered JSON parsing and serialization due to unbounded recursion with no depth limit. Remote unauthenticated attackers can submit deeply nested JSON documents to services accepting OpenAPI specifications, causing fatal stack overflow that terminates the process and all in-flight requests.
    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-674
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93450.json">CVE-2026-93450</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-openapi/swag
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-openapi/swag/blob/v0.27.0/jsonutils/adapters/stdlib/json/adapter.go#L68
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-openapi/swag/blob/v0.27.0/jsonutils/adapters/stdlib/json/ordered_map.go#L214
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-openapi/swag/commit/0c24346ced59a25811e8694a915e7131d25ccb0e
    Added Reference https://github.com/go-openapi/swag/security/advisories/GHSA-xh24-9qpg-8w28
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/go-openapi-swag-jsonutils-before-0.27.1-uncontrolled-recursion-in-ordered-json-marshal-and-unmarshal
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