Vulnerability · NVD published 2026-07-30
CVE-2026-18140
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.
Signals
- Exploited in the wild
- Not on KEVNot in CISA's catalogue as of the last daily pull. Absence is not proof of safety.
- EPSS · 30-day forecast
- 0%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 36th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
- CVSS · NVD · HIGH
- 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Internet exposure
- not stated by sourcesNo exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.
Exploits
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