CVE-2026-76646: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache MyFaces
A remote attacker could cause excessive resource consumption by supplying specially crafted request parameters, potentially resulting in a denial of service condition. Older unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.3.12, 2.3-next-M9, 3.0.4, 4.0.4, or 4.1.4, which fix this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Apache MyFaces contains a CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability (CVE-2026-76646) where an attacker can supply specially crafted request parameters to cause excessive resource usage, potentially resulting in denial of service. The vulnerability affects a range of versions including 2.2.0-beta through 2.2.15, 2.3-next-M1 through 2.3-next-M8, 2.3.0 through 2.3.11, 3.0.0 through 3.0.3, 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, and 4.1.0 through 4.1.3. Fixed versions are 2.3.12, 2.3-next-M9, 3.0.4, 4.0.4, and 4.1.4.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause excessive resource consumption on affected Apache MyFaces servers, leading to denial of service conditions. This can disrupt availability of services relying on the affected software versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache MyFaces to one of the fixed versions: 2.3.12, 2.3-next-M9, 3.0.4, 4.0.4, or 4.1.4. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory recommending these upgrades.
CVE-2026-76646: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache MyFaces
Description
A remote attacker could cause excessive resource consumption by supplying specially crafted request parameters, potentially resulting in a denial of service condition. Older unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.3.12, 2.3-next-M9, 3.0.4, 4.0.4, or 4.1.4, which fix this issue.
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache MyFaces
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Apache MyFaces contains a CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability (CVE-2026-76646) where an attacker can supply specially crafted request parameters to cause excessive resource usage, potentially resulting in denial of service. The vulnerability affects a range of versions including 2.2.0-beta through 2.2.15, 2.3-next-M1 through 2.3-next-M8, 2.3.0 through 2.3.11, 3.0.0 through 3.0.3, 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, and 4.1.0 through 4.1.3. Fixed versions are 2.3.12, 2.3-next-M9, 3.0.4, 4.0.4, and 4.1.4.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause excessive resource consumption on affected Apache MyFaces servers, leading to denial of service conditions. This can disrupt availability of services relying on the affected software versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache MyFaces to one of the fixed versions: 2.3.12, 2.3-next-M9, 3.0.4, 4.0.4, or 4.1.4. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory recommending these upgrades.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T15:11:32.643Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaaeeb355bf5e2cf5111e02
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 19:32:03 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 19:46:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 04:01:24 UTC
Views: 11
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