CVE-2026-62295

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10

Last modified

CVE-2026-62295 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to 6.9.11, the JSON utility parser in org.hl7.fhir.utilities.json.parser.JsonParser enforces no maximum nesting depth for arrays or objects.

Description

HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to 6.9.11, the JSON utility parser in org.hl7.fhir.utilities.json.parser.JsonParser enforces no maximum nesting depth for arrays or objects. As a result, a small but deeply nested, syntactically valid FHIR JSON document can trigger unbounded readArray() or readObject() recursion, raising a StackOverflowError before structural validation runs. An attacker who can submit JSON resources for validation can thus crash the request thread, and services that do not isolate StackOverflowError safely may experience worker loss or process instability — a denial-of-service condition. This issue is fixed in version 6.9.11.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
hapifhirorg.hl7.fhir.core< 6.9.11
hapifhirca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5< 6.9.11
hapifhirca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities< 6.9.11
hapifhirca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation< 6.9.11
hapifhirca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli< 6.9.11

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-62295?
HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to 6.9.11, the JSON utility parser in org.hl7.fhir.utilities.json.parser.JsonParser enforces no maximum nesting depth for arrays or objects. As a result, a small but deeply nested, syntactically valid FHIR JSON document can trigger unbounded readArray() or readObject() recursion, raising a StackOverflowError before structural validation runs. An attacker who can submit JSON resources for validation can thus crash the request thread, and services that do not isolate StackOverflowError safely may experience worker loss or process instability — a denial-of-service condition. This issue is fixed in version 6.9.11.
How severe is CVE-2026-62295?
CVE-2026-62295 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-62295?
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Source: NVD / NIST