Description
The org.json parser in com.vaadin.external.google:android-json recurses once per nesting level with no depth limit: JSONTokener.nextValue() calls readArray() and readObject(), which call nextValue() again. A deeply nested JSON document, around 20 KB of nested arrays with the default thread stack, makes the JSONArray and JSONObject constructors throw a raw java.lang.StackOverflowError instead of a JSONException. Any application that parses untrusted JSON with this library can be made to fail the thread doing the parsing. The artifact is a 2013 repackage of third-party org.json classes, published once and never maintained, and no fixed version will be released.


Users of the affected version should apply the following mitigation.

Product version
com.vaadin.external.google:android-json 0.0.20131108.vaadin1

Mitigation
No fixed version will be released. Replace the artifact with an org.json implementation that limits the nesting depth, such as org.json:json 20231013 or later.

Artifacts
Maven coordinates / Vulnerable versions / Fixed version
com.vaadin.external.google:android-json / 0.0.20131108.vaadin1 / none
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

No fixed version will be released. Replace the artifact with an org.json implementation that limits the nesting depth, such as org.json:json 20231013 or later.


Vendor Workaround

Exclude com.vaadin.external.google:android-json and depend on an org.json implementation that limits the nesting depth.

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History

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vaadin
Vaadin android-json
Vendors & Products Vaadin
Vaadin android-json

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The org.json parser in com.vaadin.external.google:android-json recurses once per nesting level with no depth limit: JSONTokener.nextValue() calls readArray() and readObject(), which call nextValue() again. A deeply nested JSON document, around 20 KB of nested arrays with the default thread stack, makes the JSONArray and JSONObject constructors throw a raw java.lang.StackOverflowError instead of a JSONException. Any application that parses untrusted JSON with this library can be made to fail the thread doing the parsing. The artifact is a 2013 repackage of third-party org.json classes, published once and never maintained, and no fixed version will be released. Users of the affected version should apply the following mitigation. Product version com.vaadin.external.google:android-json 0.0.20131108.vaadin1 Mitigation No fixed version will be released. Replace the artifact with an org.json implementation that limits the nesting depth, such as org.json:json 20231013 or later. Artifacts Maven coordinates / Vulnerable versions / Fixed version com.vaadin.external.google:android-json / 0.0.20131108.vaadin1 / none
Title Uncontrolled Recursion on Nested JSON Allows Denial of Service in android-json
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Vaadin Android-json
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Vaadin

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T08:52:27.149Z

Reserved: 2026-10-15T10:33:10.036Z

Link: CVE-2026-110974

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T09:17:13.450

Modified: 2026-10-22T09:17:13.450

Link: CVE-2026-110974

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Updated: 2026-10-22T10:45:04Z

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