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CVE-2026-118487

Heap exhaustion via unbounded line accumulation in Vert.x STOMP FrameParser

7.5 High

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.35] or [5.0.0, 5.2.2], the FrameParser in vertx-stomp creates a RecordParser without setting maxRecordSize, so any peer that streams bytes continuously without a newline character causes the parser to accumulate data indefinitely. Both the STOMP server and the STOMP client are affected: a malicious server can exploit this against a connecting client, and a malicious client can exploit this against a server before or after authentication. Sustained byte streaming exhausts JVM heap memory, crashing the affected process and causing a complete denial of service.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.66%Unchanged since Nov 4, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Heap exhaustion via unbounded line accumulation in Vert.x STOMP FrameParser

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.35] or [5.0.0, 5.2.2], the FrameParser in vertx-stomp creates a RecordParser without setting maxRecordSize, so any peer that streams bytes continuously without a newline character causes the parser to accumulate data indefinitely. Both the STOMP server and the STOMP client are affected: a malicious server can exploit this against a connecting client, and a malicious client can exploit this against a server before or after authentication. Sustained byte streaming exhausts JVM heap memory, crashing the affected process and causing a complete denial of service.

Record
CVE-2026-118487
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-115915 7.5

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.35] or [5.0.0, 5.2.2], the FrameParser in vertx-stomp creates a RecordParser without setting maxRecordSize, so any peer that streams bytes continuously without a newline character causes the parser to accumulate data indefinitely. Both the STOMP server and the STOMP client are affected: a malicious server can exploit this against a connecting client, and a malicious client can exploit this against a server before or after authentication. Sustained byte streaming exhausts JVM heap memory, crashing the affected process and causing a complete denial of service.

Record
EUVD-2026-115915
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 7.5

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.35] or [5.0.0, 5.2.2], the FrameParser in vertx-stomp creates a RecordParser without setting maxRecordSize, so any peer that streams bytes continuously without a newline character causes the parser to accumulate data indefinitely. Both the STOMP server and the STOMP client are affected: a malicious server can exploit this against a connecting client, and a malicious client can exploit this against a server before or after authentication. Sustained byte streaming exhausts JVM heap memory, crashing the affected process and causing a complete denial of service.

Record
CVE-2026-118487
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.5

Heap exhaustion via unbounded line accumulation in Vert.x STOMP FrameParser

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.35] or [5.0.0, 5.2.2], the FrameParser in vertx-stomp creates a RecordParser without setting maxRecordSize, so any peer that streams bytes continuously without a newline character causes the parser to accumulate data indefinitely. Both the STOMP server and the STOMP client are affected: a malicious server can exploit this against a connecting client, and a malicious client can exploit this against a server before or after authentication. Sustained byte streaming exhausts JVM heap memory, crashing the affected process and causing a complete denial of service.

Record
CVE-2026-118487
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

History

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In short

CVE-2026-118487 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Eclipse Foundation Vert.x, published November 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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