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

This issue affects Apache Shindig: all versions.

Users with access to the Shindig REST API can send specially-crafted requests to trigger arbitrary code execution on the server.

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.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Shindig. This issue affects Apache Shindig: all versions. Users with access to the Shindig REST API can send specially-crafted requests to trigger arbitrary code execution on the server. 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. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Title Apache Shindig Common, Apache Shindig Social-Api: Remote Code Execution via XStream deserialization (OpenSocial REST API)
Weaknesses CWE-502
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T16:18:21.390Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T09:55:56.665Z

Link: CVE-2026-66256

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Updated: 2026-08-13T15:53:00.063Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T15:19:56.557

Modified: 2026-08-13T16:18:41.800

Link: CVE-2026-66256

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Updated: 2026-08-13T15:45:03Z

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