CVE-2026-41871 (GCVE-0-2026-41871)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 10:45 – Updated: 2026-09-10 17:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Nutch: Unauthenticated reflection-based job execution in Nutch Server (Nutch REST API)
Summary
Missing Authorization, Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache Nutch Server (Nutch REST API).
This issue affects Apache Nutch: from 1.10 through 1.22.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.23, which removes the Nutch Server.
If an upgrade is not possible, user must restrict access to instances running the Nutch Service to trusted users only.
Please, also visit the Apache Nutch security advisories https://nutch.apache.org/documentation/security/ .
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 17:56 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Nutch |
Affected:
1.10 , ≤ 1.22
(custom)
|
guessed |
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