CVE-2026-46679

libp2p: Memory DoS via subscription flood of unique topics

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2026 at 09:08 PM UTC
Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLIBP2P

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

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

v < 15.0.23
Affected range stops below 15.0.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-400CWE-401

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