Description
Motor.NET before 0.19.0 contains an uncaught exception vulnerability in JsonNetDeserializer.Deserialize that allows a remote attacker who can publish to a consumed queue or topic to crash the service permanently by sending structurally valid JSON that does not match the handler's expected type. Attackers can exploit the fact that JsonSerializationException is not caught alongside JsonReaderException and InvalidCastException, causing TypedConsumerService.SingleMessageConsumeAsync to treat the error as CriticalFailure and call StopApplication, which combined with the unacknowledged message being redelivered on restart results in a permanent crash-loop.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Motor.NET uses the JsonNetDeserializer for deserializing messages received from a queue or topic. A structural mismatch between the JSON payload and the expected handler type triggers an uncaught JsonSerializationException. Because only JsonReaderException and InvalidCastException are caught, the exception propagates to TypedConsumerService.SingleMessageConsumeAsync, is treated as a CriticalFailure, and causes the application to call StopApplication. The unacknowledged message is then redelivered when the service restarts, creating a permanent crash loop that results in a denial of service.

Affected Systems

All releases of GDATASoftwareAG's Motor.NET with a version number lower than 0.19.0 are affected. The vulnerability exists in the core library that handles deserialization; no specific operating system or deployment mode is mentioned, so the impact applies to all environments that use Motor.NET to consume messages.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 8.7 indicates a high severity denial of service risk. The EPSS score is not provided, so the current probability of exploitation is not quantified, though the vulnerability is only exploitable by entities that can publish messages to a consumed queue or topic. The CVE is not listed in CISA's KEV, but an attacker could trigger a crash loop by sending a single malicious JSON document. The lack of immediate mitigation beyond stopping the application means the only durable defense is to update to a fixed version or prevent unauthorized writers from publishing to the queue.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 03:10 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Motor.NET to version 0.19.0 or later, which implements proper exception handling for deserialization errors.
  • Restrict message publication on the consumed queue or topic to trusted and authenticated applications only, ensuring that unauthorized publishers cannot send malformed JSON.
  • Configure message redelivery policies to prevent automatic reprocessing of failed messages, or set redelivery attempts to zero, to break crash loops upon deserialization failures.
  • Set up monitoring and alerts for application restart events or repeated crash loops to enable rapid incident response.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 03:10 UTC.

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History

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Description Motor.NET before 0.19.0 contains an uncaught exception vulnerability in JsonNetDeserializer.Deserialize that allows a remote attacker who can publish to a consumed queue or topic to crash the service permanently by sending structurally valid JSON that does not match the handler's expected type. Attackers can exploit the fact that JsonSerializationException is not caught alongside JsonReaderException and InvalidCastException, causing TypedConsumerService.SingleMessageConsumeAsync to treat the error as CriticalFailure and call StopApplication, which combined with the unacknowledged message being redelivered on restart results in a permanent crash-loop.
Title Motor.NET < 0.19.0 Denial of Service via JsonNet Deserialization
Weaknesses CWE-755
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:42:17.808Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T14:41:46.701Z

Link: CVE-2026-112332

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T20:17:05.890

Modified: 2026-10-22T20:17:05.890

Link: CVE-2026-112332

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T03:15:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-755

    Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions