CVE-2026-26076 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ntpd-rs versions prior to 1.7.1, where an attacker can remotely induce moderate CPU usage increases by sending malformed NTS packets requesting a large number of cookies. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability, potentially degrading server performance. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tweedegolf:ntpd-rs:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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