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joi: Denial of service via untrapped exception in recursive link schemas

Denial of service via untrapped exception in services validating user-supplied JSON/object input with recursive link schemas.

12 Jun 2026Read 1 minSeverity: schedule it

What changed

Denial of service via untrapped exception in services validating user-supplied JSON/object input with recursive link schemas.

Who it affects

Applications using joi to validate user-supplied JSON/object input with recursive link schemas.

What to do today

Upgrade to version >= 18.2.1 or wrap validation calls in try/catch.

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