CVE-2026-102467

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], the WebSocket implementation does not define a maximum number of bytes allocation when decompressing frames or messages. This can be used to implement DDOS attacks with a zip bomb. The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-core.

CVSS 4.0

8.7CVSS: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 3.1

5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 17% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-770

Published

2026-10-15

Modified

2026-10-20

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

Affected

• eclipse:vert.x

References

• https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/security/advisories/GHSA-h722-h6c2-6j3c
• https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/341

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