CVE-2026-48854: Unbounded request body accumulation causes memory exhaustion in elixir-grpc/grpc
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Unbounded request body accumulation can lead to memory exhaustion.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using elixir-grpc/grpc.
- Urgency
- Remediation urgency is unknown due to lack of severity information.
- Action
- Monitor for updates and apply patches when available.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48854
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-488540.34% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 26% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48854 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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