CVE-2026-42154

A flaw was found in Prometheus. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the remote read endpoint /api/v1/read by sending a specially crafted, small snappy-compressed payload. This payload causes a disproportionately large memory allocation, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service DoS...

Prometheus: remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload

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BIT-PROMETHEUS-2026-42154 Prometheus: remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. Prior to versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the remote read endpoint /api/v1/read does not validate the declared decoded length in a snappy-compressed request body before allocating memory. An unauthenticated attacker can send a sma...

PT-2026-38079

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. Prior to versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the remote read endpoint /api/v1/read does not validate the declared decoded length in a snappy-compressed request body before allocating memory. An unauthenticated attacker can send a sma...

EUVD-2026-27091

Prometheus: Remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload...

Prometheus: Remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload

Impact The remote read endpoint /api/v1/read does not validate the declared decoded length in a snappy-compressed request body before allocating memory. An unauthenticated attacker can send a small payload that causes a huge heap allocation per request. Under concurrent load this can exhaust...

CVE-2026-42154 Prometheus: remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. Prior to versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the remote read endpoint /api/v1/read does not validate the declared decoded length in a snappy-compressed request body before allocating memory. An unauthenticated attacker can send a sma...

CVE-2026-42154 Prometheus: remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. Prior to versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the remote read endpoint /api/v1/read does not validate the declared decoded length in a snappy-compressed request body before allocating memory. An unauthenticated attacker can send a sma...

CVE-2026-42154

Prometheus (open-source monitoring/time-series database) is affected by CVE-2026-42154. Before versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the remote read endpoint /api/v1/read does not validate the declared decoded length in a snappy-compressed request body before allocating memory. An unauthenticated attacker c...