Vulnerability · Published Oct 9, 2026 · Assigned by securin
CVE-2026-107908Pre-authentication heap out-of-bounds write in FalkorDB Bolt BoltReadHandler via RESET message
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity out-of-bounds write in FalkorDB from FalkorDB. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A heap-based out-of-bounds write in the BoltReadHandler function (src/bolt/bolt_api.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by sending a Bolt RESET message with an attacker-chosen chunk size to the Bolt port. The handler checks the size only with ASSERT(), which is compiled out in release builds, then computes a destination pointer from the wire-supplied 16-bit size and moves buffered data up to about 64 KiB backwards past the start of the read buffer. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- FalkorDB PR #2170 patch
- Fix commit patch
- FalkorDB 4.20.0 release notes release-notes