Advisory severityCritical9.8Apache Software Foundation

Critical [CVE-2026-61484] Apache Lucy: LucyX::Remote::SearchServer unauthenticated remote Storable::thaw -> RCE/DoS

This critical-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-61484 affecting Apache Lucy.

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CVE-2026-61484 Source published Aug 5, 2026Source updated Sep 4, 2026

VulniPulse record published Aug 5, 2026Record updated Sep 4, 2026

CVE-2026-61484

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Summary

* UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Lucy.

This issue affects Apache Lucy: all versions.

As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at. 0.8.0 is no longer affected by this issue, because the offending feature has been removed there.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected versions

Apache Lucy before 0.8.0

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Fixed versions

0.8.0

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Temporary workarounds

Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Sources

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