CVE-2026-95859 PUBLISHED

libp2p-rust: Gossipsub GRAFT topics unbounded growth

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 22.09.2026 Published: 16.10.2026 Updated: 16.10.2026

libp2p-rust is the official Rust language implementation of the libp2p networking stack. Prior to 0.49.5, Gossipsub GRAFT control-message handling unconditionally adds attacker-supplied topic hashes to connected_peer.topics without confirming that the peer previously subscribed to those topics. A remote unauthenticated peer that can reach a Gossipsub listener can repeatedly send novel GRAFT topics, causing cumulative per-peer memory growth that is not bounded by subscription filters, peer scoring, or per-message size limits. This can exhaust process memory and cause a denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 0.49.5.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor libp2p
Product rust-libp2p
Versions
  • Version < 0.49.5 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CWE