CVE-2026-76821: opencti · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affects openctiSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 7.260706.0 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.260706.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Sep 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade opencti and opencti-platform/opencti to 7.260706.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| OpenCTI-Platformopencti | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubopencti-platform/openctipkg:github/opencti-platform/openctiOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability is fixed in OpenCTI-Platform opencti version 7.260706.0. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the issue. Until upgraded, restrict JSON mapper creation permissions to trusted users only to reduce risk. If exploitation occurs, disable the malicious JSON ingestion mapper and restart the process to recover availability.
Description
CVE-2026-76821 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenCTI-Platform's opencti prior to version 7.260706.0. It involves uncontrolled resource consumption due to the JSON ingestion mapper's extractWithRegexp function compiling user-supplied regular expressions without complexity validation. An authenticated user with JSON mapper creation permission can supply a malicious regex causing catastrophic backtracking, blocking the Node.js event loop and making the GraphQL API unavailable. The issue affects availability but does not expose or modify data. The vulnerability is fixed in version 7.260706.0.
References
- github.com/OpenCTI-Platform/opencti/security/advisories/GHSA-7g3x-wc2m-9h9x (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OpenCTI-Platform/opencti/pull/16935 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OpenCTI-Platform/opencti/commit/3d726c09480f96980ce4c3e6119a8034dbdf2c96 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OpenCTI-Platform/opencti/releases/tag/7.260706.0 (opens in a new tab)