High severity · published Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-73568
py-libp2p: yamux connection DoS via oversized data frame
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
py-libp2p is the Python implementation of the libp2p networking stack. In 0.7.0 and earlier, the yamux handle_incoming() method in libp2p/stream_muxer/yamux/yamux.py reads an attacker-controlled 32-bit DATA frame length with read_exactly() before validating it against MAX_WINDOW_SIZE or checking whether stream_id exists. A peer that completes the standard Noise handshake can send a 12-byte frame declaring a 0xFFFFFFFF body and then withhold the body, causing the sequential yamux read loop used by the default new_host() configuration to block and preventing every stream on that connection from making progress. No fixed version is available as of this review.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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
PY
py-libp2p · libp2p
<= 0.7.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73568
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73568
github.com
https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/commit/146ea87d1a20cc7dacf684ecf7c204543be04b37
github.com
https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/security/advisories/GHSA-hmj8-5xmh-5573
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