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CVE-2026-81876: hapifhir org.hl7.fhir.core · Improper Input Validation

Affects hapifhir org.hl7.fhir.coreSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 6.9.12 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.9.12
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade hapifhir org.hl7.fhir.core to 6.9.12.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
hapifhirorg.hl7.fhir.coreAffected
  • <6.9.12
Fixed in
  • 6.9.12
Mavenorg.hl7.fhir.corepkg:maven/org.hl7.fhir.coreOther threatsAffected
  • <6.9.12
Fixed in
  • 6.9.12

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AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in HAPI FHIR version 6.9.12. Users should upgrade to version 6.9.12 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

HAPI FHIR versions prior to 6.9.12 contain an improper input validation vulnerability in the SHCParser component. This flaw can cause an infinite loop when processing specially crafted Smart Health Card JWTs with a 'zip' header set to 'DEF' and an empty or truncated raw-DEFLATE payload. The infinite loop can indefinitely pin a JVM worker thread, potentially exhausting all validation workers under concurrent requests. This issue is fixed in version 6.9.12.

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