CVE-2024-21907
Newtonsoft.Json before version 13.0.1 is affected by a mishandling of exceptional conditions vulnerability.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Newtonsoft.Json before version 13.0.1 is affected by a mishandling of exceptional conditions vulnerability. Crafted data that is passed to the JsonConvert.DeserializeObject method may trigger a StackOverflow exception resulting in denial of service. Depending on the usage of the library, an unauthenticated and remote attacker may be able to cause the denial of service condition.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 32.91% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Affected
- newtonsoft/json.net
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS 32.9% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://alephsecurity.com/2018/10/22/StackOverflowException/Exploit
- https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2018004Exploit
- https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/commit/7e77bbe1beccceac4fc7b174b53abfefac278b66Patch
- https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/issues/2457Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/pull/2462Patch
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5crp-9r3c-p9vrThird Party Advisory
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-NEWTONSOFTJSON-2774678Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-5crp-9r3c-p9vrThird Party Advisory
- https://alephsecurity.com/2018/10/22/StackOverflowException/Exploit
- https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2018004Exploit
- https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/commit/7e77bbe1beccceac4fc7b174b53abfefac278b66Patch
- https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/issues/2457Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/pull/2462Patch
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5crp-9r3c-p9vrThird Party Advisory
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-NEWTONSOFTJSON-2774678Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-5crp-9r3c-p9vrThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.