CVE-2026-54338

JupyterHub: Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Unbounded Username Logging on Failed Login

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 7, 2026 at 08:52 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJupyterhub

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

JupyterHub is software that allows users to create a multi-user server for Jupyter notebooks. Prior to 5.5.0, invalid input to form-based login authenticators can place an unbounded attacker-controlled username in failed-login logs, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to consume logging and storage resources. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Affected

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

v < 5.5.0
Affected range stops below 5.5.0, 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.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-400

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