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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-45783 EUVD-2026-36153GHSA-32mq-hpph-xfvr

libp2p: Unvalidated PUT_VALUE records allow unbounded disk exhaustion on DHT server nodes

Published Jun 10, 2026 · Updated Jun 11, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

libp2p is a JavaScript Implementation of libp2p networking stack. Prior to version 16.2.6, an unauthenticated remote peer can exhaust the disk storage of any @libp2p/kad-dht node running in server mode by sending an unbounded stream of PUT_VALUE messages whose keys bypass all content validation. No credentials, no prior relationship, and no protocol deviation beyond a crafted key are required. The victim node's datastore fills until the host disk is exhausted, making the node unavailable. This issue has been patched in version 16.2.6.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
libp2p js-libp2p < 16.2.6 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @libp2p/kad-dht < 16.2.6 16.2.6 GHSA-32mq-hpph-xfvr

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