Uncontrolled recursion in the Ion reader in Amazon Ion-C before 1.1.6 (CVE-2026-84851) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-84851

Uncontrolled recursion in the Ion reader in Amazon Ion-C before 1.1.6

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-84851 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Uncontrolled recursion in the Ion reader in Amazon Ion-C before 1.1.6. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Amazon/ion-c (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 2, 2026Updated Sep 2, 2026Source checked Sep 2, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 2, 2026Material review Sep 2, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Amazon/ion-c (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Amazon/ion-cgeneric	>=0 <1.1.6	1.1.6

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Amazon/ion-c.
Review the reported fix. Update Amazon/ion-c to 1.1.6 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 2, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

An uncontrolled recursion issue exists in Amazon Ion-C versions before 1.1.6 that might allow a remote unauthenticated actor to craft Ion data that exhausts the native call stack and crashes the application using the library, resulting in a denial of service.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.