CVE-2026-46679
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CVE-2026-46679 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. libp2p is a JavaScript Implementation of libp2p networking stack. Prior to version 15.0.23, three cooperating omissions in @libp2p/gossipsub allow an unauthenticated single peer to exhaust the Node.js heap of any gossipsub node with default options. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
libp2p is a JavaScript Implementation of libp2p networking stack. Prior to version 15.0.23, three cooperating omissions in @libp2p/gossipsub allow an unauthenticated single peer to exhaust the Node.js heap of any gossipsub node with default options. This issue has been patched in version 15.0.23.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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