Untrusted Java Deserialization in Apache OpenNLP SvmDoccatModel
Versions Affected:
before 3.0.0-M4 (libsvm document categorization module; introduced in
OPENNLP-1808 and only present on the 3.x line)
Description:
SvmDoccatModel.deserialize(InputStream) reads an attacker-controlled
stream with java.io.ObjectInputStream and calls readObject() without an
ObjectInputFilter installed. ObjectInputStream materialises every class
referenced in the stream before the resulting object is cast to
SvmDoccatModel, so the cast that follows readObject() executes only
after the foreign object graph has already been deserialised in full.
If a Java deserialization gadget chain is available on the consumer's
classpath, a crafted payload supplied to
deserialize() executes arbitrary code in the JVM that loads it. Apache
OpenNLP itself does not ship a known gadget chain, so the realistic
risk is to downstream applications that embed the libsvm module
alongside vulnerable transitive dependencies. The method is public and
static, so any caller can pass an untrusted stream to it directly.
The practical impact is remote code execution against processes that
load SvmDoccatModel instances from untrusted or semi-trusted origins.
Mitigation:
3.x users should upgrade to 3.0.0-M4.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should treat all serialized
SvmDoccatModel streams as untrusted input unless their provenance is
verified, and should avoid invoking SvmDoccatModel.deserialize() on
streams supplied by end users or fetched from third-party sources
without integrity checks.
Versions Affected:
before 3.0.0-M4 (libsvm document categorization module; introduced in
OPENNLP-1808 and only present on the 3.x line)
Description:
SvmDoccatModel.deserialize(InputStream) reads an attacker-controlled
stream with java.io.ObjectInputStream and calls readObject() without an
ObjectInputFilter installed. ObjectInputStream materialises every class
referenced in the stream before the resulting object is cast to
SvmDoccatModel, so the cast that follows readObject() executes only
after the foreign object graph has already been deserialised in full.
If a Java deserialization gadget chain is available on the consumer's
classpath, a crafted payload supplied to
deserialize() executes arbitrary code in the JVM that loads it. Apache
OpenNLP itself does not ship a known gadget chain, so the realistic
risk is to downstream applications that embed the libsvm module
alongside vulnerable transitive dependencies. The method is public and
static, so any caller can pass an untrusted stream to it directly.
The practical impact is remote code execution against processes that
load SvmDoccatModel instances from untrusted or semi-trusted origins.
Mitigation:
3.x users should upgrade to 3.0.0-M4.
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should treat all serialized
SvmDoccatModel streams as untrusted input unless their provenance is
verified, and should avoid invoking SvmDoccatModel.deserialize() on
streams supplied by end users or fetched from third-party sources
without integrity checks.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache OpenNLP :: Core :: ML :: LibSVM | unaffected |
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| Description | Untrusted Java Deserialization in Apache OpenNLP SvmDoccatModel Versions Affected: before 3.0.0-M4 (libsvm document categorization module; introduced in OPENNLP-1808 and only present on the 3.x line) Description: SvmDoccatModel.deserialize(InputStream) reads an attacker-controlled stream with java.io.ObjectInputStream and calls readObject() without an ObjectInputFilter installed. ObjectInputStream materialises every class referenced in the stream before the resulting object is cast to SvmDoccatModel, so the cast that follows readObject() executes only after the foreign object graph has already been deserialised in full. If a Java deserialization gadget chain is available on the consumer's classpath, a crafted payload supplied to deserialize() executes arbitrary code in the JVM that loads it. Apache OpenNLP itself does not ship a known gadget chain, so the realistic risk is to downstream applications that embed the libsvm module alongside vulnerable transitive dependencies. The method is public and static, so any caller can pass an untrusted stream to it directly. The practical impact is remote code execution against processes that load SvmDoccatModel instances from untrusted or semi-trusted origins. Mitigation: 3.x users should upgrade to 3.0.0-M4. Users who cannot upgrade immediately should treat all serialized SvmDoccatModel streams as untrusted input unless their provenance is verified, and should avoid invoking SvmDoccatModel.deserialize() on streams supplied by end users or fetched from third-party sources without integrity checks. | |
| Title | Apache OpenNLP :: Core :: ML :: LibSVM: Unsafe Java Deserialization in SvmDoccatModel | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-502 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-06T19:12:08.131Z
Reserved: 2026-05-02T08:57:20.984Z
Link: CVE-2026-43825
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Updated: 2026-07-06T19:12:04.097Z
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