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CVE-2026-21438

CVE detail

CVE-2026-21438

webtransport-go is an implementation of the WebTransport protocol. Prior to 0.10.0, an attacker can cause unbounded memory consumption repeatedly creating and closing many WebTransport streams. Closed streams were not removed from an internal session map, preventing garbage collection of their resources. This vulnerability is fixed in v0.10.0.

CVSS 5.3 · MediumBuzz score 16.0

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 16.0

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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

11.0

2 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

2 source links · newest first

https://github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go/security/advisories/GHSA-2f2x-8mwp-p2gcgithub.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comFeb 12, 2026, 7:15 PM
https://github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go/releases/tag/v0.10.0github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comFeb 12, 2026, 7:15 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Feb 12, 2026

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses