Denial of service in zhayujie CowAgent Markdown rendering
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 2.2.0 contains a flaw in an unspecified part of the file Markdown.tsx in its Markdown rendering component. Improper resource shutdown or release (CWE-404) lets a remote attacker with low privileges cause a denial of service. A public exploit has been released.
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 2.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the file Markdown.tsx of the component Markdown Rendering. The manipulation results in denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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 zhayujie CowAgent.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108769
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-3495-753p-x98c
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-15 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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- TI-2026-05261 zhayujie chatgpt-on-wechat CowAgent API Memory Content Endpoint service.py dispatch path traversal CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
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Sources
- CVE-2026-108769 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108769 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3495-753p-x98c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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