CVE•Published 2026-08-05•Modified 2026-09-04•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-61486Apache · Lucy

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 52% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Lucy. This issue affects Apache Lucy: all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. Lucy is now maintained outside of the ASF at https://github.com/lucysearch . This issue has been fixed in 0.8.0 there. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-05

Modified 2026-09-04

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-61486

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Apache Lucy"

All exposed Apache Lucy instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Lucy"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Lucy" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-61486