High [CVE-2026-120367] Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java
This high-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-120367 affecting Apache Axis2.
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Summary
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. The JSON message builders, including the Gson, Moshi and HTTP/2 variants, buffered the entire request body with no size limit, so an unauthenticated caller could exhaust server memory with a large JSON request.
Version 2.0.2 bounds JSON request bodies with the configurable jsonMaxRequestSize parameter. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Is CVE-2026-120367 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-120367 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2026-120367?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Apache:
- 2.0.2
Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.
- through 2.0.1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- The JSON message builders, including the Gson, Moshi and HTTP/2 variants, buffered the entire request body with no size limit, so an unauthenticated caller could exhaust server memory with a large JSON request.
- Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
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