CVE-2026-102477

io.vertx/vertx-grpc-server: vertx-grpc-server: Denial of Service via compression bomb

Published Oct 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], a gRPC endpoint does have a configurable per message maximum size in bytes, however the maximum size applies to the received bytes. When applied to a compressed message, this only applies to the compressed size and not the actual size of the uncompressed content. This can be used to force a gRPC endpoint to allocate more bytes than the value defined by the configuration, making the endpoint vulnerable to compression bomb attacks.



The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-gprc-server.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Compression Bomb Vulnerability in Vert.x gRPC Server io.vertx/vertx-grpc-server: vertx-grpc-server: Denial of Service via compression bomb
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Title Compression Bomb Vulnerability in Vert.x gRPC Server
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First Time appeared Eclipse
Eclipse vert.x
Vendors & Products Eclipse
Eclipse vert.x
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Weaknesses CWE-409
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], a gRPC endpoint does have a configurable per message maximum size in bytes, however the maximum size applies to the received bytes. When applied to a compressed message, this only applies to the compressed size and not the actual size of the uncompressed content. This can be used to force a gRPC endpoint to allocate more bytes than the value defined by the configuration, making the endpoint vulnerable to compression bomb attacks. The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-gprc-server.
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2026, 2:16 PM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2026, 8:41 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 15, 2026, 9:17 AM
Modified
Oct 20, 2026, 7:27 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 15, 2026, 8:28 AM