Medium severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-54086
SLE API for Java: Uncontrolled Memory Allocation / handled exception leading to Denial of Service
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SLE API for Java is an implementation of CCSDS Space Link Extension Services. Prior to 5.1.7, the ISP1 PDU handling path decodes an attacker-controlled body length and allocates a byte array without an upper bound, while malformed or truncated input can also terminate reads unexpectedly, allowing an unauthenticated client of the SLE listening service to trigger exceptions, resource leakage, and denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.7.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SL
sleapi-j · esa
< 5.1.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54086
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54086
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/esa/sleapi-j/security/advisories/GHSA-6g75-jwgj-hj8v
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/esa/sleapi-j/commit/265118dfb70d1d0d991b085dcde4028c60bce4fc
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/esa/sleapi-j/releases/tag/5.1.7
