SvelteKit before 2.52.2 CPU Exhaustion via Remote Form Deserialization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
SvelteKit (@sveltejs/kit) versions >=2.49.0 and <=2.52.1 with experimental remote functions and form enabled contain a CPU exhaustion vulnerability in form deserialization. An attacker can send malformed form data to cause the server to become unresponsive while processing the request, resulting in denial of service. Fixed in 2.52.2.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kit (sveltejs) Fixed in 2.52.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
sveltejs kit 2.52.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-56725 SvelteKit before 2.52.2 Memory Exhaustion via Remote Form DeserializationPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82261
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjpx-7387-jh7h
References
More sveltejs Sveltekit vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-13469 SvelteKit framework has Insufficient CSRF protection for CORS requests CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13464 SvelteKit has Insufficient Cross-Site Request Forgery Protection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-56725 SvelteKit before 2.52.2 Memory Exhaustion via Remote Form Deserialization CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56724 SvelteKit 2.49.0 before 2.53.3 Denial of Service via form CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56721 SvelteKit before 2.69.1 Denial of Service via Remote Form CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-56723 SvelteKit 2.38.0 before 2.60.1 Cross-User Data Disclosure via query.batch CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-82261 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82261 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjpx-7387-jh7h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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