msgpack-java through 0.9.12 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in MessageUnpacker.unpackValue() that recursively deserializes arrays and maps without nesting depth limits. Attackers can craft payloads with deeply nested arrays to exhaust the deserializing thread's stack and trigger StackOverflowError, causing per-request deserialization failures.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
msgpack msgpack-java unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 0.9.12

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References
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https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-java cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-java/blob/v0.9.12/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java#L646-L664 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-java/issues/1015 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/msgpack-java-through-0.9.12-stack-overflow-via-nested-arrays cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Description msgpack-java through 0.9.12 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in MessageUnpacker.unpackValue() that recursively deserializes arrays and maps without nesting depth limits. Attackers can craft payloads with deeply nested arrays to exhaust the deserializing thread's stack and trigger StackOverflowError, causing per-request deserialization failures.
Title msgpack-java through 0.9.12 Stack Overflow via Nested Arrays
First Time appeared Msgpack
Msgpack messagepack
Weaknesses CWE-674
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:msgpack:messagepack:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:*
Vendors & Products Msgpack
Msgpack messagepack
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-12T11:06:11.553Z

Reserved: 2026-09-12T02:03:23.163Z

Link: CVE-2026-90472

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-12T11:16:34.180

Modified: 2026-09-12T11:16:34.180

Link: CVE-2026-90472

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