CVE-2026-57081

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-30. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Net::BitTorrent versions through 2.1.0 for Perl allow remote memory exhaustion via deeply nested bencoded input.

bdecode recurses once per nested list or dictionary level with no depth cap, and each recursive call receives the remaining buffer by value while the list and dictionary branches capture the whole remainder, so every live recursion frame keeps its own copy of the shrinking buffer (O(N^2) bytes for an N-deep input). The decoder runs on every untrusted bencode source: .torrent files, BEP09 metadata fetched from peers, DHT messages, and tracker responses.

A bencoded input of roughly 150,000 nested lists (about 150 KB on the wire) drives multi-gigabyte peak memory, so one short message from any peer, or one crafted .torrent file or magnet link, terminates the client.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
20.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 30, 2026

Last Modified

July 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

CVE-2026-57081 Net::BitTorrent: bencode decoder uncontrolled recursion + O(N^2) memory amplification -> memory-exhaustion DoS · Advisory · sanko/Net-BitTorrent.pm · GitHub

https://github.com/sanko/Net-BitTorrent.pm/security/advisories/GHSA-mv44-v82p-89xv

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57081(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 68× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-23 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-17 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-16 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-15 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-15 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-14 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-14 07:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-13 18:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-13 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-12 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-12 03:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-11 14:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-11 01:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-10 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-09 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-09 11:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-08 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-08 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-07 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-07 07:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-06 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-06 05:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-05 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-05 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-04 14:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-04 01:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-03 12:41 UTCEG score recompute 7.50
  38. 2026-07-03 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-30 16:32 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  41. 2026-06-30 12:32 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-06-30 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-30 12:32 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57081?
CVE-2026-57081 is a high vulnerability published on June 30, 2026. Net::BitTorrent versions through 2.1.0 for Perl allow remote memory exhaustion via deeply nested bencoded input. bdecode recurses once per nested list or dictionary level with no depth cap, and each recursive call receives the remaining buffer by value while the list and dictionary branches capture…
When was CVE-2026-57081 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57081 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 30, 2026, with the most recent update on July 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-57081 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57081 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57081?
CVE-2026-57081 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57081?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57081, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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