CVE-2026-107909 (GCVE-0-2026-107909)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-09 05:08 – Updated: 2026-10-15 15:54
VLAI
Title
Pre-authentication heap out-of-bounds write in FalkorDB Bolt WebSocket frame handling via unbounded payload length
Summary
A heap-based out-of-bounds write in the ws_read_frame function (src/bolt/ws.c) and the buffer_apply_mask function (src/bolt/buffer.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt heap memory by sending a WebSocket frame with a 64-bit extended payload length to the Bolt port. The payload length is not bounded, and the only bounds check in buffer_apply_mask is an ASSERT(), which is compiled out in release builds, so the function XORs memory beyond the end of the receive buffer with the attacker-supplied mask key. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-15 15:49 UTC
CWE
Assigner
securin CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 80/100 over 71 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
FalkorDB FalkorDB Affected: 0 , < 4.20.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:falkordb:falkordb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Arjun Basnet from Securin
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Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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