CVE-2026-115775
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Twisted is an event-based framework for internet applications, supporting Python 3.6+. Prior to 26.10.0rc1, the twisted.words.xish.domish ExpatElementStream parser allows an unauthenticated remote peer to keep a container element open while continuously adding child elements. The parser retains the unfinished stanza as an in-memory tree without a byte or element-count limit, and XMPP pre-authentication stream parsing exposes this behavior before credentials are accepted. A single connection can therefore exhaust server memory and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in version 26.10.0rc1.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-23 21:17:23.050000
Last modified
2026-10-29 19:17:16.530000
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"id": "CVE-2026-115775",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-23T21:17:23.050",
"lastModified": "2026-10-29T19:17:16.530",
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