CVE-2026-41871: Apache Nutch: Unauthenticated reflection-based job execution in Nutch Server (Nutch REST API)
Apache fixed CVE-2026-41871, an unauthenticated unsafe-reflection job execution flaw in Nutch Server's REST API affecting versions 1.10-1.22.
CVE-2026-41871 describes a Missing Authorization and Unsafe Reflection vulnerability in Apache Nutch Server (the Nutch REST API), rated important by Apache. Affected versions are Apache Nutch 1.10 through 1.22, allowing unauthenticated reflection-based job execution via externally controlled class selection. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.23, which removes the Nutch Server; users who cannot upgrade must apply mitigations.