The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-json-schema.
The following Vert.x modules depend on vertx-json-schema and are also affected:
io.vertx:vertx-web-openapi-router io.vertx:vertx-web-validation io.vertx:vertx-openapi
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], the uniqueItems keyword validation uses an O(n²) pairwise comparison loop with no short-circuit or size limit. A remote unauthenticated attacker can submit a moderately-sized JSON array that consumes disproportionate CPU time, leading to denial of service. The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-json-schema. The following Vert.x modules depend on vertx-json-schema and are also affected: io.vertx:vertx-web-openapi-router io.vertx:vertx-web-validation io.vertx:vertx-openapi | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: eclipse
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-15T08:23:54.256Z
Reserved: 2026-09-29T08:25:01.312Z
Link: CVE-2026-102461
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-15T09:17:14.887
Modified: 2026-10-15T14:41:34.110
Link: CVE-2026-102461
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