CVE-2018-11793

When parsing a JSON payload with deeply nested JSON structures, the parser in Apache Mesos versions pre-1.4.x, 1.4.0 to 1.4.2, 1.5.0 to 1.5.1, 1.6.0 to 1.6.1, and 1.7.0 might overflow the stack due to unbounded recursion. A malicious actor can therefore cause a denial of service of Mesos masters rendering the Mesos-controlled cluster inoperable.

Published: 2019-03-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-11793 is rated Moderate Risk (62/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.97%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11793

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.87% 4.97% +0.10%
2 2026-04-28 7.41% 4.87% -2.54%
3 2025-12-21 — 7.41% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11793

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11793

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-11793

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-11793

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11793

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11793

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache mesos >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:1.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:1.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:1.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:1.4.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:1.4.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mesos 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mesos:1.8.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11793

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