CVE-2026-47857 (GCVE-0-2026-47857)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 23:28 – Updated: 2026-08-27 15:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Reactor Core windowTimeout fair-backpressure stream hang due to 20-bit index wrap-around
Summary
In Reactor Core, applications that use the Flux.windowTimeout operator with fairBackpressure enabled are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Reactor Core 3.8.0 - 3.8.6
Reactor Core 3.5.0 - 3.7.19
Reactor Core 3.4.41 and earlier
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 15:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Reactor Core |
Affected:
3.8.0 , ≤ 3.8.6
(custom)
Affected: 3.5.0 , ≤ 3.7.19 (custom) Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.4.41 (custom) |
guessed |
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