CVE-2026-8769: Resource Consumption in vercel ai
CVE-2026-8769 is a medium severity vulnerability in vercel ai versions up to 3.0.97. It affects the createJsonResponseHandler and createJsonErrorResponseHandler functions in the provider-utils component, causing excessive resource consumption. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without user interaction or privileges. Although the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no vendor response or official patch available at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in vercel ai (up to version 3.0.97) involves the createJsonResponseHandler and createJsonErrorResponseHandler functions within the provider-utils component. An attacker can remotely trigger these functions to cause resource consumption issues, potentially impacting service availability or performance. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. The vendor has not provided any advisory or patch, and the exploit details have been publicly disclosed.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause resource consumption in the affected vercel ai component, which may degrade service performance or availability. There is no indication of privilege escalation, data confidentiality, or integrity impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the vendor has not responded or released a fix, users should monitor official channels for updates. Until a patch is available, consider implementing resource usage limits or other protective controls at the infrastructure level to mitigate potential impact.
CVE-2026-8769: Resource Consumption in vercel ai
Description
CVE-2026-8769 is a medium severity vulnerability in vercel ai versions up to 3.0.97. It affects the createJsonResponseHandler and createJsonErrorResponseHandler functions in the provider-utils component, causing excessive resource consumption. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without user interaction or privileges. Although the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no vendor response or official patch available at this time.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in vercel ai (up to version 3.0.97) involves the createJsonResponseHandler and createJsonErrorResponseHandler functions within the provider-utils component. An attacker can remotely trigger these functions to cause resource consumption issues, potentially impacting service availability or performance. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. The vendor has not provided any advisory or patch, and the exploit details have been publicly disclosed.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause resource consumption in the affected vercel ai component, which may degrade service performance or availability. There is no indication of privilege escalation, data confidentiality, or integrity impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the vendor has not responded or released a fix, users should monitor official channels for updates. Until a patch is available, consider implementing resource usage limits or other protective controls at the infrastructure level to mitigate potential impact.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-17T09:28:09.002Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a0a49ffec166c07b007c6f9
Added to database: 05/17/2026, 23:06:39 UTC
Last enriched: 05/25/2026, 19:30:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 108
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