Description
msgpack-java through 0.9.12 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in MessageUnpacker.unpackValue() that recursively deserializes arrays and maps without nesting depth limits. Attackers can craft payloads with deeply nested arrays to exhaust the deserializing thread's stack and trigger StackOverflowError, causing per-request deserialization failures.
Published: 2026-09-12
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Description msgpack-java through 0.9.12 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in MessageUnpacker.unpackValue() that recursively deserializes arrays and maps without nesting depth limits. Attackers can craft payloads with deeply nested arrays to exhaust the deserializing thread's stack and trigger StackOverflowError, causing per-request deserialization failures.
Title msgpack-java through 0.9.12 Stack Overflow via Nested Arrays
First Time appeared Msgpack
Msgpack messagepack
Weaknesses CWE-674
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:msgpack:messagepack:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:*
Vendors & Products Msgpack
Msgpack messagepack
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Msgpack Messagepack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T16:08:11.280Z

Reserved: 2026-09-12T02:03:23.163Z

Link: CVE-2026-90472

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T16:08:03.626Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-12T11:16:34.180

Modified: 2026-09-14T17:17:54.203

Link: CVE-2026-90472

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T16:45:05Z

Weaknesses