CVE-2026-49755: wojtekmach req · Data Amplification
Affects wojtekmach reqSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 0.6.1 soon.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.6.1, 84977e5b1a83f26e749d55ad06e3625464af4e8d
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade req and wojtekmach/req to 0.6.1; req to 84977e5b1a83f26e749d55ad06e3625464af4e8d.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wojtekmachreq | Affected
| Fixed in
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| wojtekmachreq | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexwojtekmach/reqpkg:hex/wojtekmach/reqOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexreqpkg:hex/reqOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:wojtekmach:req:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, users should consider disabling automatic decompression steps or validating response sizes before decompression if possible, or avoid using Req versions prior to 0.6.1 with untrusted servers.
Description
CVE-2026-49755 is a high-severity vulnerability in the wojtekmach Req HTTP client library affecting versions from 0.1.0 before 0.6.1. It involves improper handling of highly compressed data, allowing attacker-controlled HTTP servers to cause excessive memory consumption via decompression-bomb response bodies. The default response processing pipeline decompresses archive formats and chains multiple content-encoding decoders without limiting decompressed size, enabling a small response to expand to multiple gigabytes and crash the BEAM process.
References
- github.com/wojtekmach/req/security/advisories/GHSA-655f-mp8p-96gv (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-49755.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-49755 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wojtekmach/req/commit/84977e5b1a83f26e749d55ad06e3625464af4e8d (opens in a new tab)