Description
In Reactor Core, applications that use the Flux.bufferTimeout operator with fairBackpressure enabled are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Reactor Core 3.8.0 - 3.8.6
Reactor Core 3.7.19 and earlier
Published: 2026-08-26
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-400

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-835
Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-400

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Description In Reactor Core, applications that use the Flux.bufferTimeout operator with fairBackpressure enabled are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Reactor Core 3.8.0 - 3.8.6 Reactor Core 3.7.19 and earlier
Title Reactor Core bufferTimeout fair-backpressure pipeline permanently hangs when upstream delivers items during an active flush
References
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T14:45:41.473Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T10:00:55.157Z

Link: CVE-2026-47863

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T14:45:33.831Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T01:17:33.467

Modified: 2026-08-27T17:18:32.660

Link: CVE-2026-47863

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T17:00:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-835

    Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')