CVE-2026-45783: @libp2p/kad-dht: Unvalidated PUT_VALUE records allow unbounded disk exhaustion on DHT server nodes

May 19, 2026 (updated June 11, 2026)

An unauthenticated remote peer can exhaust the disk storage of any @libp2p/kad-dht node running in server mode by sending an unbounded stream of PUT_VALUE messages whose keys bypass all content validation. No credentials, no prior relationship, and no protocol deviation beyond a crafted key are required. The victim node’s datastore fills until the host disk is exhausted, making the node unavailable.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-32mq-hpph-xfvr
github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/security/advisories/GHSA-32mq-hpph-xfvr
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45783

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