CVE-2026-18140
HIGHaws-smithy-json < 0.62.7 - Recursive JSON Denial of Service
Title source: manualDescription
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
Core References
Patch patch
https://crates.io/crates/aws-smithy-json/0.62.7
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-067-aws/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://github.com/smithy-lang/smithy-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-8ffr-xgwf-xj56
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