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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-59295",
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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "vmware",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-04T18:13:34.323Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-24T10:10:06.302Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-24T10:10:06.302Z"
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                "dateUpdated": "2026-08-24T10:10:06.302Z"
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            "title": "Micrometer Instrumentation of Apache HttpAsyncClient Denial of Service Vulnerability",
            "datePublic": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
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                            "cweId": "CWE-401",
                            "description": "CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
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                    "vendor": "VMware (Broadcom)",
                    "product": "io.micrometer:micrometer-core",
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                            "version": "0",
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                        {
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "1.14.0",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "1.14.16",
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                            "version": "1.15.0",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "1.15.12",
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                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "1.16.0",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "1.16.6",
                            "versionType": "semver"
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                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "1.17.0",
                            "versionType": "semver"
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                        {
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "version": "1.9.19",
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                        {
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "version": "1.14.17",
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                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "version": "1.15.13",
                            "versionType": "semver"
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                        {
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "version": "1.16.7",
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                            "status": "unaffected",
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Micrometer-instrumented Apache HttpAsyncClient (4.x or 5.x) usage via MicrometerHttpClientInterceptor can leak memory unboundedly when asynchronous requests fail before receiving a response (e.g. connection resets or timeouts). Tracking state for these requests remains in memory indefinitely, and sustained failures lead to heap exhaustion and OutOfMemoryError crashes.",
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            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59295",
                    "name": "Spring Security Advisory CVE-2026-59295"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-747c-jhq3-w433",
                    "name": "GHSA-747c-jhq3-w433"
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                            "lang": "en",
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                        "version": "3.1",
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
                        "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                        "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                        "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                        "baseScore": 5.9,
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
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                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Migrate to Apache HttpClient 5.6.x's native httpclient5-observation module, or use ObservationExecChainHandler when using HttpClient 5.x with Micrometer 1.12.0+.",
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