CVE-2026-57081

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-30. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Net::BitTorrent versions through 2.0.1 for Perl allow remote memory exhaustion via deeply nested bencoded input.

bdecode recurses once per nested list or dictionary level with no depth cap, and each recursive call receives the remaining buffer by value while the list and dictionary branches capture the whole remainder, so every live recursion frame keeps its own copy of the shrinking buffer (O(N^2) bytes for an N-deep input). The decoder runs on every untrusted bencode source: .torrent files, BEP09 metadata fetched from peers, DHT messages, and tracker responses.

A bencoded input of roughly 150,000 nested lists (about 150 KB on the wire) drives multi-gigabyte peak memory, so one short message from any peer, or one crafted .torrent file or magnet link, terminates the client.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EPSS
17.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 30, 2026

Last Modified

June 30, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

CVE-2026-57081 Net::BitTorrent: bencode decoder uncontrolled recursion + O(N^2) memory amplification -> memory-exhaustion DoS · Advisory · sanko/Net-BitTorrent.pm · GitHub

https://github.com/sanko/Net-BitTorrent.pm/security/advisories/GHSA-mv44-v82p-89xv

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57081(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 05:21 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 05:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 16:26 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 03:28 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-04 14:32 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-04 14:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-04 01:38 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-04 01:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-03 12:41 UTCEG score recompute 7.50
  22. 2026-07-03 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-30 16:32 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  25. 2026-06-30 12:32 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-06-30 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-06-30 12:32 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57081?
CVE-2026-57081 is a high vulnerability published on June 30, 2026. Net::BitTorrent versions through 2.0.1 for Perl allow remote memory exhaustion via deeply nested bencoded input. bdecode recurses once per nested list or dictionary level with no depth cap, and each recursive call receives the remaining buffer by value while the list and dictionary branches capture…
When was CVE-2026-57081 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57081 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-57081 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57081 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57081?
CVE-2026-57081 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57081?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57081, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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