Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by eclipse
CVE-2026-102461
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Eclipse Vert.x from Eclipse Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], the uniqueItems keyword validation uses an O(n²) pairwise comparison loop with no short-circuit or size limit. A remote unauthenticated attacker can submit a moderately-sized JSON array that consumes disproportionate CPU time, leading to denial of service. The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-json-schema. The following Vert.x modules depend on vertx-json-schema and are also affected: io.vertx:vertx-web-openapi-router io.vertx:vertx-web-validation io.vertx:vertx-openapi
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Vert.x | 4.0.0 – through 4.5.345.0.0 – through 5.0.125.1.0 – through 5.1.95.2.0 |
Weakness: CWE-407 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N