CVE-2026-101276

Remote unauthenticated heap use‑after‑free in iperf3 3.21

Published Sep 30, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.2 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
iperf3 3.21 (esnet/iperf) contains a remote, unauthenticated heap use-after-free: the server's per-test watchdog server_timer_proc() frees streams without cancelling/joining their worker threads, so a blocked worker dereferences a freed iperf_stream; fixed in 3.22.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Es
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Vendors & Products Es
Es iperf3
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Title Remote unauthenticated heap use‑after‑free in iperf3 3.21
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Description iperf3 3.21 (esnet/iperf) contains a remote, unauthenticated heap use-after-free: the server's per-test watchdog server_timer_proc() frees streams without cancelling/joining their worker threads, so a blocked worker dereferences a freed iperf_stream; fixed in 3.22.
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Anthropic
Published
Updated
Oct 1, 2026, 3:51 PM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026, 11:52 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 30, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Oct 1, 2026, 4:17 PM