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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History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Eclipse
Eclipse vert.x
Vendors & Products Eclipse
Eclipse vert.x

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Title DoS via O(n^2) UniqueItems Validation in Vert.x JSON Schema io.vertx/vertx-json-schema: vertx-json-schema: Denial of Service via inefficient uniqueItems array validation
Weaknesses CWE-606
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Title DoS via O(n^2) UniqueItems Validation in Vert.x JSON Schema

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-407

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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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
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: eclipse

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T18:40:19.187Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T08:25:01.312Z

Link: CVE-2026-102461

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T18:40:03.520Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-10-15T09:17:14.887

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:17:00.837

Link: CVE-2026-102461

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-15T08:23:54Z

Links: CVE-2026-102461 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T14:01:55Z

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