OvenMediaEngine through 0.21.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in OvtPacket::LoadHeader() that allows
Affects OvenMediaEngineSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 0.21.1 soon.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 01:14 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.21.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade ovenmedialabs/OvenMediaEngine to 0.21.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubovenmedialabs/OvenMediaEnginepkg:github/ovenmedialabs/OvenMediaEngineOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, consider limiting exposure of the OVT listener to untrusted networks or implementing network-level protections to detect and block malformed packets with suspicious payload_length values.
Description
OvenMediaEngine versions up to 0.21.0 have a denial of service vulnerability in the OvtPacket::LoadHeader() function. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to send crafted OVT packets with payload_length values above 32750, causing connections to stall and memory to accumulate indefinitely. This disrupts the origin-to-edge stream relay by holding connections open and exhausting resources.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118689 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/issues/2330 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/commit/ce316146d668a934217f25c777289ca256aa6786 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/blob/v0.21.0/src/modules/ovt_packetizer/ovt_depacketizer.cpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine/blob/v0.21.0/src/modules/ovt_packetizer/ovt_packet.cpp (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/ovenmediaengine-through-0.21.0-ovt-relay-dos-via-oversized-payload-length (opens in a new tab)