01 Record
CVE-2026-53752
docx4j: Stack Overflow via Cyclic `w:basedOn` Style Chain leads to Denial of Service
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
02 Description
docx4j: Stack Overflow via Cyclic `w:basedOn` Style Chain leads to Denial of Service
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 49.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-30.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-14 17:31Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-16 15:54Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-10
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 787acad876c867c43f70bb14c3adc47f32c73ea3a6a9b7e8439e692ad1764ca2
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/plutext/docx4j/security/advisories/GHSA-gc95-3vw8-vg43
- github.comhttps://github.com/plutext/docx4j/commit/47b528c7dd4c81bcfc8e7fe9df7610c60446f95f
- github.comhttps://github.com/plutext/docx4j/commit/e06cafb334089f0be02e1c63a7c0a602bd44bf06
- github.comhttps://github.com/plutext/docx4j/releases/tag/docx4j-11.5.14