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TI-2026-35509 Aliases CVE-2026-48068GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2

@grpc/grps-js: A malformed request can cause a server crash

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-248Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

@grpc/grps-js implements the core functionality of gRPC purely in JavaScript, without a C++ addon. Prior to 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, and 1.14.4, an invalid incoming HTTP/2 stream initiation can cause a server process created using @grpc/grpc-js to crash. This issue is fixed in versions 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, and 1.14.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00882 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial grpc-node (grpc): 1.9.16, 1.11.4, 1.12.7 +3@grpc/grpc-js (npm): 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4 +3Red Hat: 8 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
grpcgrpc-nodebefore 1.9.16; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5; 1.14.0 to before 1.14.4; 1.10.0 to before 1.10.121.9.16, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, 1.14.4, 1.10.12Patch availableCNA
—@grpc/grpc-js (npm)before 1.9.161.9.16Patch availableGHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
—@grpc/grpc-js (npm)1.10.0 to before 1.10.121.10.12Patch availableGHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
—@grpc/grpc-js (npm)1.11.0 to before 1.11.41.11.4Patch availableGHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
—@grpc/grpc-js (npm)1.12.0 to before 1.12.71.12.7Patch availableGHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
—@grpc/grpc-js (npm)1.13.0 to before 1.13.51.13.5Patch availableGHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
—@grpc/grpc-js (npm)1.14.0 to before 1.14.41.14.4Patch availableGHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
  • grpc-node Vendorgrpc Affected before 1.9.16; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5; 1.14.0 to before 1.14.4; 1.10.0 to before 1.10.12 Fixed in 1.9.16, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, 1.14.4, 1.10.12 Patch available CNA
  • @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.16 Fixed in 1.9.16 Patch available GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
  • @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.10.0 to before 1.10.12 Fixed in 1.10.12 Patch available GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
  • @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 Fixed in 1.11.4 Patch available GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
  • @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7 Fixed in 1.12.7 Patch available GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
  • @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5 Fixed in 1.13.5 Patch available GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
  • @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.14.0 to before 1.14.4 Fixed in 1.14.4 Patch available GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA grpc-node (grpc) Fixed in 1.9.16, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, 1.14.4, 1.10.12
  • Fix · GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2 @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.9.16 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2 @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.10.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2 @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.11.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2 @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.12.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2 @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.13.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2 @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.14.4 Advisory →

Red Hat 8 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:62260 Released 2026-09-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30.0 Release.
    • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/configbump-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9 +7
  • RHSA-2026:57590 Released 2026-08-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-podman-desktop security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extensions Channel (v. 10) rh-podman-desktop-1.1.2-1.el10_2
  • RHSA-2026:52768 Released 2026-08-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9.8 release.
    • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:51162 Released 2026-08-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 security update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/bootc-automation-portal-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:50850 Released 2026-08-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 security update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal
  • RHSA-2026:50839 Released 2026-08-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 security update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal
  • RHSA-2026:49642 Released 2026-08-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10.3 release.
    • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-rhel9-operator
  • RHSA-2026:48126 Released 2026-07-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10.3 Plugin Catalog GA plugins release.
    • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-lightspeed, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-lightspeed-backend, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Build of Podman DesktopAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Developer Hub 1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesAffectedNo fix yet
Self-service automation portal 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1Fixed RHSA-2026:50850
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2Fixed RHSA-2026:50839, RHSA-2026:51162
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10Fixed RHSA-2026:48126, RHSA-2026:49642
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9Fixed RHSA-2026:52768
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extensions Channel (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:57590
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30Fixed RHSA-2026:62260
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48068
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5375-pq7m-f5r2
  3. 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Other 14

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-25614 gRPC-Go has an authorization bypass via missing leading slash in :path CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2020-06285 Prototype pollution in grpc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05916 Google gRPC before 2017-03-29 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05476 Google gRPC before 2017-02-22 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06843 Google gRPC before 2017-04-05 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
See all 23 →

Sources

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