CVE-2026-62295
HIGHHAPI FHIR: JSON utility parser unbounded recursion causes StackOverflow denial of service
Title source: cnaDescription
HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to 6.9.11, the JSON utility parser in org.hl7.fhir.utilities.json.parser.JsonParser enforces no maximum nesting depth for arrays or objects. As a result, a small but deeply nested, syntactically valid FHIR JSON document can trigger unbounded readArray() or readObject() recursion, raising a StackOverflowError before structural validation runs. An attacker who can submit JSON resources for validation can thus crash the request thread, and services that do not isolate StackOverflowError safely may experience worker loss or process instability — a denial-of-service condition. This issue is fixed in version 6.9.11.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-2cq7-hg49-56gc
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/commit/396f447500407693d6ae1e64db59782862ca7506
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0028
EPSS Percentile
20.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-400
CWE-674
Status
published
Products (5)
hapifhir/ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5
< 6.9.11
hapifhir/ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities
< 6.9.11
hapifhir/ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation
< 6.9.11
hapifhir/ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli
< 6.9.11
hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core
< 6.9.11
Published
Aug 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Aug 08, 2026