SB20260817111 - Infinite loop in Ktor
Published: August 17, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260817111
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68762)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive iteration in WebSocket decompression when processing compressed WebSocket messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted compressed WebSocket message to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.