CVE-2026-61486
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CVE-2026-61486 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Lucy. This issue affects Apache Lucy: all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch . EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Lucy. This issue affects Apache Lucy: all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch . This issue has been fixed in 0.8.0 there. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Lucy | All versions |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/z88yv1z19ppsd4td4nqtg7q72fvqh01bMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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- Status
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