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
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vertx-json-schema/security/advisories/GHSA-4m87-8qfr-8p8m Vendor Advisory
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Change history 6
- Cpes+2 CPE criteria (now 2)NVD modified 2026-10-20 19:29
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-20 19:29
- CwesCWE-407NVD modified 2026-10-16 19:17
- StatusAwaiting Analysis → Undergoing AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-16 19:17
- StatusReceived → Awaiting AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-15 14:41
- First seenCVSS 8.7NVD modified 2026-10-15 09:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vertx-json-schema/security/advisories/GHSA-4m87-8qfr-8p8m Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/340 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory