CVE-2026-62296
HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to 6.9.11, XhtmlParser.java imposes no maximum element nesting depth, so a deeply nested text.div narrative triggers unbounded recursion between parseElementInner() and parseElement(), raising a StackOverflowError. An attacker who can submit FHIR resources containing such narratives can thus crash a parsing or validation worker thread, affecting validator services and any application that parses attacker-supplied FHIR JSON or XML. This issue is fixed in version 6.9.11.
Published:Aug 7, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 10, 2026
EPS:Aug 7, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00278
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Hapifhir
Product
Hl7 Fhir Core
Hapifhir
Hl7 Fhir Core
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
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High
Availability
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High
