---
id: CVE-2026-111210
title: A vulnerability was determined in bitcoinj up to 0.17
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was determined in bitcoinj up to 0.17. Affected is the
  function url.openConnection of the file PaymentSession.java of the component
  Payment Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument pki_type can
  lead to se…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-918
product: bitcoinj
affected:
  - bitcoinj 0.1
  - bitcoinj 0.2
  - bitcoinj 0.3
  - bitcoinj 0.4
  - bitcoinj 0.5
  - bitcoinj 0.6
  - bitcoinj 0.7
  - bitcoinj 0.8
  - bitcoinj 0.9
  - bitcoinj 0.10
  - bitcoinj 0.11
  - bitcoinj 0.12
  - bitcoinj 0.13
  - bitcoinj 0.14
  - bitcoinj 0.15
  - bitcoinj 0.16
  - bitcoinj 0.17
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T19:21:05.070'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111210'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/bitcoinj/bitcoinj/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/bitcoinj/bitcoinj/issues/4386'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/bitcoinj/bitcoinj/security/advisories/GHSA-cqq6-f9cp-chrp
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-111210'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1004847'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/420761'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/420761/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00291
epssPercentile: 0.21513
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-16T16:30:10.990981Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T00:55:09.968Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was determined in bitcoinj up to 0.17. Affected is the function url.openConnection of the file PaymentSession.java of the component Payment Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument pki_type can lead to server-side request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.