CVE-2026-35480

go-ipld-prime's DAG-CBOR decoder unbounded memory allocation from CBOR headers

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 7, 2026 at 02:43 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGo Ipld PrimeGo Ipld Prime

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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

go-ipld-prime is an implementation of the InterPlanetary Linked Data (IPLD) spec interfaces, a batteries-included codec implementations of IPLD for CBOR and JSON, and tooling for basic operations on IPLD objects. Prior to 0.22.0, the DAG-CBOR decoder uses collection sizes declared in CBOR headers as Go preallocation hints for maps and lists. The decoder does not cap these size hints or account for their cost in its allocation budget, allowing small payloads to cause excessive memory allocation. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.22.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.22.0
Affected range stops below 0.22.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.2MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-770

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