CVE-2026-49140
What it is
Nanobot prior to version 0.2.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the Matrix channel media download handler that allows authenticated room members to exhaust process memory and bandwidth by sending media events with missing or invalid size metadata. Attackers can send multiple concurrent Matrix media events with omitted or invalid declared sizes to trigger simultaneous large media downloads that fully materialize response bodies before post-download rejection, consuming process resources until service degradation occurs.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/commit/1d4000560dfff1acb83f5c5ca8ef3ab1f092bd14
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/pull/4106
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/releases/tag/v0.2.1
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/pull/4106
References
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/commit/1d4000560dfff1acb83f5c5ca8ef3ab1f092bd14
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/pull/4106
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/releases/tag/v0.2.1
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanobot-denial-of-service-via-matrix-media-download-handler
- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/pull/4106