CVE-2026-61483: CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion in Apache Software Foundation Apache Lucy
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Uncontrolled Recursion 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. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the ASF. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-61483 describes an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in all versions of Apache Lucy, a retired project under the Apache Software Foundation. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-674 and can lead to denial of service by exhausting system resources through recursive calls. No official fix or patch is planned due to the retirement of the project. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction, affecting availability but not confidentiality or integrity.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition by triggering uncontrolled recursion, leading to resource exhaustion and potential application or system crashes. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Since the project is retired and unsupported, the risk remains unmitigated unless users take compensating controls.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is available as Apache Lucy is a retired project. Users should consider migrating to an alternative supported product. If migration is not immediately possible, restrict access to Apache Lucy instances to trusted users only to reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-61483: CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion in Apache Software Foundation Apache Lucy
Description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Uncontrolled Recursion 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. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the ASF. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Lucy
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-61483 describes an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in all versions of Apache Lucy, a retired project under the Apache Software Foundation. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-674 and can lead to denial of service by exhausting system resources through recursive calls. No official fix or patch is planned due to the retirement of the project. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction, affecting availability but not confidentiality or integrity.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition by triggering uncontrolled recursion, leading to resource exhaustion and potential application or system crashes. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Since the project is retired and unsupported, the risk remains unmitigated unless users take compensating controls.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is available as Apache Lucy is a retired project. Users should consider migrating to an alternative supported product. If migration is not immediately possible, restrict access to Apache Lucy instances to trusted users only to reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-10T12:23:21.927Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a72e5c9bf8831d53973511c
Added to database: 08/05/2026, 07:27:05 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 14:53:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:37 UTC
Views: 28
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