Description
Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache Johnzon.



ClassConverter loads & static-initializes an attacker-named class from untrusted JSON.




This issue affects Apache Johnzon: from 1.0.0 before 2.2.0.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.1 (javax namespace) or 2.2.0 (jakarta specification namespace), which fixes the issue.
Published: 2026-10-19
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache Johnzon. ClassConverter loads & static-initializes an attacker-named class from untrusted JSON. This issue affects Apache Johnzon: from 1.0.0 before 2.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.1 (javax namespace) or 2.2.0 (jakarta specification namespace), which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Johnzon: ClassConverter loads & static-initializes an attacker-named class from untrusted JSON
Weaknesses CWE-470
References

Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T10:36:41.781Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T11:38:30.610Z

Link: CVE-2026-71253

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-19T11:17:18.540

Modified: 2026-10-19T11:17:18.540

Link: CVE-2026-71253

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T13:00:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-470

    Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')