CVE-2026-18140

HIGH

aws-smithy-json < 0.62.7 - Recursive JSON Denial of Service

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

Uncontrolled recursion in the unknown-key skip path of the aws-smithy-json runtime crate before 0.62.7, which the smithy-rs code generator invokes from every generated struct deserializer, might allow remote unauthenticated users to cause a denial of service (process abort via stack exhaustion) via a single small HTTP request containing deeply nested JSON to a smithy-rs generated server. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to aws-smithy-json 0.62.7 or later and rebuild.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-674
Status published
Products (1)
AWS/aws-smithy-json 0.32.0 - 0.62.6
Published Jul 30, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 31, 2026