Denial of service in zhayujie CowAgent Web Console
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.
Summary
zhayujie CowAgent up to 2.1.7 has a flaw in the Web Console in channel/web/web_channel.py where manipulating the session_id argument causes denial of service (CWE-404). A remote attacker with low privileges can trigger it. A public exploit has been released. Version 2.1.7 only partly mitigates the issue with a 512MB body cap.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A security flaw has been discovered in zhayujie CowAgent up to 2.1.7. Impacted is an unknown function of the file channel/web/web_channel.py of the component Web Console. The manipulation of the argument session_id results in denial of service. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Version 2.1.7 (commit dec28324) only partly mitigates via a 512MB body cap. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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
The sources list no fixed version for CowAgent. The 512MB body cap in version 2.1.7 only partly mitigates the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108681
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-9wr9-h75r-7xj4
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-108681 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108681 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wr9-h75r-7xj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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