Unbounded Memory Accumulation
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 1.18.0 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.18.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 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 Apache bRPC and apache/brpc to 1.18.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Apache bRPCapache/brpc | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubapache/brpcpkg:github/apache/brpcOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Apache bRPC to version 1.18.0, which includes a fix that limits the accumulated payload of fragmented stream messages to max_body_size (default 64MB). Alternatively, apply the patch available at https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3489. After the fix, streams exceeding the max_body_size limit are closed with an EMSGSIZE error, preventing memory exhaustion. Adjust the max_body_size gflag if larger legitimate fragmented messages are required. No other mitigations are indicated.
Description
Apache bRPC versions prior to 1.18.0 contain an unbounded memory accumulation vulnerability in the stream message reassembly path. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending an endless sequence of continuation data frames, leading to memory exhaustion. The issue arises because fragmented stream messages accumulate continuation frames without a size limit, causing the server to consume excessive memory until it crashes or becomes unavailable. The vulnerability affects services accepting streams from untrusted clients using the built-in streaming protocol.