Micronaut Framework is a JVM-based full stack Java framework designed for building modular, easily testable JVM applications. From 4.3.0 to before 4.10.22, TimeConverterRegistrar caches DateTimeFormatter instances in an unbounded ConcurrentHashMap<String, DateTimeFormatter> whose key is derived from the @Format annotation pattern concatenated with the locale from the HTTP Accept-Language header. Because Locale.forLanguageTag() accepts arbitrary BCP 47 private-use extensions (en-x-a001, en-x-a002, …), an unauthenticated attacker can generate an unlimited number of unique cache keys by sending requests with novel locale tags, growing the cache until heap memory is exhausted and the JVM crashes. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.10.22.
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GHSA-8hjv-92q9-g4xj | Micronaut has unbounded `formattersCache` in `TimeConverterRegistrar` that Allows Memory Exhaustion via `Accept-Language` Header |
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Tue, 12 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Micronaut Framework is a JVM-based full stack Java framework designed for building modular, easily testable JVM applications. From 4.3.0 to before 4.10.22, TimeConverterRegistrar caches DateTimeFormatter instances in an unbounded ConcurrentHashMap<String, DateTimeFormatter> whose key is derived from the @Format annotation pattern concatenated with the locale from the HTTP Accept-Language header. Because Locale.forLanguageTag() accepts arbitrary BCP 47 private-use extensions (en-x-a001, en-x-a002, …), an unauthenticated attacker can generate an unlimited number of unique cache keys by sending requests with novel locale tags, growing the cache until heap memory is exhausted and the JVM crashes. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.10.22. | |
| Title | Micronaut Framework: Unbounded formattersCache in TimeConverterRegistrar Allows Memory Exhaustion via Accept-Language Header | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-05-12T21:20:45.249Z
Reserved: 2026-05-05T15:42:40.520Z
Link: CVE-2026-44241
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-12T22:16:35.473
Modified: 2026-05-12T22:16:35.473
Link: CVE-2026-44241
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