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Gson 2.14.0

Type: patchSources: Gson

Gson 2.14.0 removes unnecessary serialization from internal type implementation classes, which the release notes say could conceivably pose a security problem as part of a larger serialization exploit. The notes do not recommend updating solely for this change.

Products
Gson
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.14.0
CVEs
Not specified
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 12:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Gson 2.14.0

github-google-gson · Original source

Published 23 Apr 2026, 19:50 UTC

Gson 2.14.0 removes unnecessary serialization from internal type implementation classes, which the release notes say could conceivably pose a security problem as part of a larger serialization exploit. The notes do not recommend updating solely for this change.

Having unnecessarily serializable classes could conceivably have been a security problem if they were part of a larger exploit using serialization.

Gson

Fixed versions: 2.14.0

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://github.com/google/gson/releases/tag/gson-parent-2.14.0",
  "method": "llm",
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    "summary": "Gson 2.14.0 removes unnecessary serialization from internal type implementation classes, which the release notes say could conceivably pose a security problem as part of a larger serialization exploit. The notes do not recommend updating solely for this change.",
    "evidence": "Having unnecessarily serializable classes could conceivably have been a security problem if they were part of a larger exploit using serialization.",
    "products": [
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        },
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          }
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        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "github-google-gson",
  "document_id": 21226,
  "published_at": "2026-04-23T19:50:39+00:00"
}