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CVE-2026-32933 (GCVE-0-2026-32933)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-20 02:38 – Updated: 2026-03-20 20:02

Title

AutoMapper Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via Uncontrolled Recursion

Summary

AutoMapper is a convention-based object-object mapper in .NET. Versions prior to 15.1.1 and 16.1.1 are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. When mapping deeply nested object graphs, the library uses recursive method calls without enforcing a default maximum depth limit. This allows an attacker to provide a specially crafted object graph that exhausts the thread's stack memory, triggering a `StackOverflowException` and causing the entire application process to terminate. Versions 15.1.1 and 16.1.1 fix the issue.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-03-20 20:02 UTC

CWE

CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7606 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
LuckyPennySoftware	AutoMapper	Affected: >= 16.0.0, < 16.1.1 Affected: < 15.1.1	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-32933

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-20 03:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:36

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/commit/0afaf1e91648fca1a57512e94dd00a76ee016816	Patch
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/releases/tag/v15.1.1	Release Notes
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/releases/tag/v16.1.1	Release Notes
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/security/advisories/GHSA-rvv3-g6hj-g44x	Exploit, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	luckypennysoftware	automapper	*
	luckypennysoftware	automapper	*

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      "url": "https://github.com/LuckyPennySoftware/AutoMapper/releases/tag/v15.1.1"
    },
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      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
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      ],
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    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-674"
        }
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      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-RVV3-G6HJ-G44X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-13 20:57 – Updated: 2026-03-25 18:53

Summary

AutoMapper Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via Uncontrolled Recursion

Details

Summary

AutoMapper is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. When mapping deeply nested object graphs, the library uses recursive method calls without enforcing a default maximum depth limit. This allows an attacker to provide a specially crafted object graph that exhausts the thread's stack memory, triggering a StackOverflowException and causing the entire application process to terminate.

Description

The vulnerability exists in the core mapping engine. When a source object contains a property of the same type (or a type that eventually points back to itself), AutoMapper recursively attempts to map each level.

Because there is no default limit on how many levels deep this recursion can go, a sufficiently nested object (approximately 25,000+ levels in standard .NET environments) will exceed the stack size. Since StackOverflowException cannot be caught in modern .NET runtimes, the application cannot recover and will crash immediately.

Impact

Availability: An attacker can crash the application server, leading to a complete Denial of Service.
Process Termination: Unlike standard exceptions, this terminates the entire process, not just the individual request thread.

Proof of Concept (PoC)

The following C# code demonstrates the crash by creating a nested "Circular" object graph and attempting to map it:

class Circular { public Circular Self { get; set; } }

// Setup configuration
var config = new MapperConfiguration(cfg => {
    cfg.CreateMap<Circular, Circular>();
});
var mapper = config.CreateMapper();

// Create a deeply nested object (28,000+ levels)
var root = new Circular();
var current = root;
for (int i = 0; i < 30000; i++) {
    current.Self = new Circular();
    current = current.Self;
}

// This call triggers the StackOverflowException and crashes the process
mapper.Map<Circular>(root);

Recommended Mitigation

Secure Defaults: Implement a default MaxDepth (e.g., 32 or 64) for all mapping operations.
Configurable Limit: Allow users to increase this limit if necessary, but ensure it is enabled by default to protect unsuspecting developers.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "published": "2026-03-13T20:57:07Z",
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}

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