CVE-2026-78250: Infinite Loop in bytebot-ai bytebot
Description
CVE-2026-78250 is a medium severity vulnerability in bytebot-ai bytebot version 0.0.1. It involves an infinite loop triggered by manipulation of an unknown function within the Agent Execution Workflow component. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without user interaction and requires low privileges. The affected product is no longer supported by the maintainer, and no patch or fix is available.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
bytebot-ai
bytebot
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in bytebot-ai bytebot 0.0.1 arises from an unknown function in the Agent Execution Workflow component that can be manipulated to cause an infinite loop. The flaw can be exploited remotely with low privileges and no user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity. The product is no longer maintained, and no official patch or remediation is provided. Public exploit code exists but there are no known active exploits in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in an infinite loop condition, which could lead to denial of service or resource exhaustion on the affected system. Since the attack can be performed remotely with low privileges and no user interaction, it poses a moderate risk to availability. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is available as the affected product version 0.0.1 is no longer supported by the maintainer. Users should consider discontinuing use of this version or migrating to a supported alternative. Monitor vendor channels for any future advisories.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T05:56:11.709Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a8c45b3acd9273b49946353
Added to database: 08/24/2026, 13:22:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 21:34:07 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 67
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