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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-71253 EUVD-2026-104193GHSA-66gj-8qvf-qvfh

Apache Johnzon: ClassConverter loads & static-initializes an attacker-named class from untrusted JSON

Published Oct 19, 2026 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · Assigned by apache

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Johnzon 2.0.0 – < 2.2.0, 1.0.0 – < 1.3.1 2.2.0

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