---
id: CVE-2026-61483
title: >-
  ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Uncontrolled Recursion 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
summary: >-
  ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Uncontrolled Recursion 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 rec…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-674
vendor: apache
product: lucy
affected:
  - lucy
published: '2026-08-05'
updated: '2026-09-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61483'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/lucysearch'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/ltp8320c0nsy45bpzm8342jd7yj05z1h'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/4'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0082
epssPercentile: 0.55749
ingestedAt: '2026-09-05T15:41:16.110Z'
---

## Overview

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Uncontrolled Recursion 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.



NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the ASF. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch

## Affected

- `lucy`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.