CVE-2026-116011
Crow before 1.3.4 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in crow::json::load() that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the server by sending deeply nested JSON.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Crow before 1.3.4 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in crow::json::load() that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the server by sending deeply nested JSON. Attackers can send a request body with thousands of nested objects to exhaust the worker thread stack, terminating the process and dropping all connections.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.68% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.7% on 25 October 2026 to 0.7% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/blob/v1.3.3/include/crow/json.h#L878
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/commit/6956b7ca93c5df22f5aaccd670e5aa000c0d882b
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/releases/tag/v1.3.4
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/security/advisories/GHSA-7x84-xhp8-6cqj
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crow-before-1.3.4-denial-of-service-via-deeply-nested-json-in-crow-json-load
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.