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.
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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.
Title libp2p: Unvalidated PUT_VALUE records allow unbounded disk exhaustion on DHT server nodes
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-10T21:09:40.499Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T07:45:21.252Z

Link: CVE-2026-45783

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-10T22:16:59.053

Modified: 2026-06-10T22:16:59.053

Link: CVE-2026-45783

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-10T22:30:22Z