CVE-2026-72279: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

CRITICAL
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-3627-jjwg-8vfw
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CVSS 9.0
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-72279 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.0) security vulnerability vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2026-72279 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-72279
GHSA Identifier GHSA-3627-jjwg-8vfw
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.0
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.0

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Changed (S:C)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2026-72279

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-72279, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: nv: Respect read-only PFN when mapping L1 VNCR KVM currently maps the L1 VNCR into the host stage-1 by relying entirely on the permissions of the guest stage-1. At the same time, it is entirely possible that the backing PFN is read-only (e.g. RO memslot), meaning that the L1 VNCR should use at most a read-only mapping. Cache the writability of the PFN in the VNCR TLB and use it to constrain the resulting fixmap permissions. Promote VNCR permission faults to an SEA in the case where the guest attempts to write to a read-only endpoint. Conveniently, this also plugs a page leak found by Sashiko [*] resulting from the early return for a read-only PFN.

References

NVD — CVE-2026-72279 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72279
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2684e02bac... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2684e02bac41c5220f6c1ab2bdcc957b71812977
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c50db5bcb... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c50db5bcbb9073cb2fd97be51b962de92f429e9
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d35defbdfc... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d35defbdfcb15296ebe28968ad7452c1a8c11cea

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-72279?
CVE-2026-72279 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under General Security Weakness.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2026-72279?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72279?
CVE-2026-72279 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-72279?
CVE-2026-72279 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2026-72279?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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