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CVE-2026-47857

In Reactor Core, applications that use the Flux.windowTimeout operator with fairBackpressure enabled are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In Reactor Core, applications that use the Flux.windowTimeout operator with fairBackpressure enabled are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Reactor Core 3.8.0 - 3.8.6 Reactor Core 3.5.0 - 3.7.19 Reactor Core 3.4.41 and earlier

CVSS 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.22% probability · 13th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
broadcom/reactor core
Source
security@vmware.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.