CVE-2026-47857

Reactor Core windowTimeout fair-backpressure stream hang due to 20-bit index wrap-around

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2026 at 11:28 PM UTC
Updated: September 4, 2026 at 08:26 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsReactor CoreReactor Core

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In Reactor Core, applications that use the Flux.windowTimeout operator with fairBackpressure enabled are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Reactor Core 3.8.0 - 3.8.6 Reactor Core 3.5.0 - 3.7.19 Reactor Core 3.4.41 and earlier

Affected

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

v < 3.4.423.5.0 ≤ v < 3.7.203.8.0 ≤ v < 3.8.6.1
Affected range stops below 3.4.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.7.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.8.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 3.4.413.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.7.193.8.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.8.63.5.03.8.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-47857

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMvmware
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-190

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