CVE-2026-90799

Apache CouchDB: Atom-table exhaustion in _changes sequences and _search bookmarks with specially crafted sequence values

Published Oct 20, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 1.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Unsafe binary deserialisation in chttpd in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows an authenticated user to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache
Apache couchdb
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache couchdb
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Weaknesses CWE-502
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unsafe binary deserialisation in chttpd in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows an authenticated user to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.
Title Apache CouchDB: Atom-table exhaustion in _changes sequences and _search bookmarks with specially crafted sequence values
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:U/S:N/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 6:10 PM
Reserved
Sep 13, 2026, 3:06 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 20, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Oct 20, 2026, 7:34 PM