CVE-2026-35457 | libp2p-rust has unbounded rendezvous DISCOVER cookies enable remote memory exhaustion

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libp2p-rust is the official rust language Implementation of the libp2p networking stack. Prior to 0.17.1, the rendezvous server stores pagination cookies without bounds. An unauthenticated peer can repeatedly issue DISCOVER requests and force unbounded memory growth. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.17.1.

Published: 2026-04-07 Last update: 2026-04-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-35457 is rated Exploit Available (53.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-35457

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-35457

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-13 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-04-08 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-35457

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-35457

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-35457

GHSA-v5hw-cv9c-rpg7 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: rust — libp2p-rendezvous: Unbounded rendezvous DISCOVER cookies enable remote memory exhaustion

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-35457

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
protocol libp2p < 0.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:protocol:libp2p:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

References for CVE-2026-35457

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