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Chronicle Wire v2026.8 Arbitrary Class Instantiation During YAML Deserialization via Externally Controlled YAML Type Tags

lowfulldisclosurePublished 2026-08-26

<p>Posted by Ron E on Aug 26</p>Chronicle Wire permits YAML type tags supplied within serialized input to<br /> influence Java class selection and object instantiation during untyped<br /> deserialization.<br /> <br /> When applications deserialize attacker-controlled or otherwise untrusted<br /> YAML through APIs such as readObject() or object(Object.class), an<br /> externally controlled YAML ty

Original source: https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Aug/103