Red Hat Security Advisory: RHTAS 1.4.4 - Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer Release
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade Red Hat aws-smithy-json to 0.62.7 soon.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 12:49 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.62.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade aws-smithy-json to 0.62.7.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AWSaws-smithy-json | Affected
| Fixed in– |
crates.ioaws-smithy-jsonpkg:cargo/aws-smithy-jsonOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat advises restricting network access to services processing JSON input with the aws-smithy-json runtime. Configure firewalls to limit incoming connections to trusted sources and ensure firewall rules persist after service reloads or restarts. This reduces exposure to remote unauthenticated denial of service attacks.
Description
CVE-2026-18140 is a denial of service vulnerability in the aws-smithy-json runtime used by smithy-rs generated servers, including Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer and components in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted HTTP request with deeply nested JSON to trigger uncontrolled recursion, causing stack exhaustion and process abort. This results in service disruption and unavailability. The vulnerability affects Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer Operator used with OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.17 through 5.0.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83603 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_trusted_artifact_signer/1.4 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_trusted_artifact_signer/1.4/html-single/release_notes/index (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18140 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93599 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_83603.json (opens in a new tab)