CVE-2026-118689 OvenMediaEngine - Denial of Service

OvenMediaEngine <= 0.21.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability caused by improper handling of payload_length in OvtPacket::LoadHeader(), letting unauthenticated attackers stall connections by sending large payload_length values.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Denial of Service
Impact
Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
28 October 2026
Updated
29 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-770

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 0.21.0.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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