Airbnb lottie-android up to 6.7.1 Precomposition Reference Graph BaseLayer.forModel/CompositionLayer recursion
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Airbnb lottie-android up to 6.7.1. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function BaseLayer.forModel/CompositionLayer of the component Precomposition Reference Graph. This manipulation causes recursion.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-95179. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Airbnb lottie-android up to 6.7.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function BaseLayer.forModel/CompositionLayer of the component Precomposition Reference Graph. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue in lottie-android 6.7.1 and earlier (and master) allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted Lottie animation JSON containing a cyclic precomposition reference graph that triggers uncontrolled recursion in BaseLayer.forModel and CompositionLayer.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-95179 since 09/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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Exploiting
Class: RecursionCWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
09/22/2026 CVE reserved10/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/15/2026 VulDB entry created
10/15/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-95179 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-95179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420679
Entry
Created: 10/15/2026 17:21Changes: 10/15/2026 17:21 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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