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CVE-2026-110261VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · OW2 ASM 3.0 before 9.11 Excessive CPU Consumption via ClassWriter COMPUTE_FRAMES

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-110261· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 9.11 when convenient.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 09:57 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.11
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade ASM and OW2/ASM to 9.11.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
OW2ASMAffected
  • >=3.0 <9.11
Fixed in
  • 9.11
MavenOW2/ASMpkg:maven/OW2/ASMOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.0 <9.11
Fixed in
  • 9.11

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AI-suggested

Since this is a performance issue, consider limiting or avoiding use of the ClassWriter COMPUTE_FRAMES feature in OW2 ASM 3.0 until a fix is released.

Description

CVE-2026-110261 is a vulnerability in OW2 ASM version 3.0 that causes excessive CPU consumption when using the ClassWriter COMPUTE_FRAMES feature. This issue can degrade system performance due to high resource usage.

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