CVE-2026-121809

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-c2h9-f9cc-27xh ↗EUVD-2026-125542 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
elixir-grpc grpc_server >= 0.3.1, < 1.0.0; >= 1.0.0, < 1.1.0
fixed in 1.0.0, 1.1.0
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
ETK-2026-4405Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
pkg:hex/grpc
pkg:hex/grpc_server
12h 24msince last run
11mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = cve.org publication
trigger signal (cve.org) +0hwaiting for further signals+0h59m
0
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description

grpc_server versions 1.0.0 through before 1.1.0 and grpc versions 0.3.1 through before 1.0.0 mishandle prematurely ended client-streaming and bidirectional-streaming requests. An unauthenticated remote client can tie up BEAM scheduler capacity and potentially cause service degradation when it can send such requests to an exposed gRPC endpoint.

mitigation

Upgrade grpc_server to 1.1.0 or later, or grpc to 1.0.0 or later. For elixir-grpc/grpc source-based deployments, update to revision 38955f1392cbf08eef231a347348445410455c85 or 0332faae5f5e132314794dbfdae5edecbccea292.

fixed in 1.0.0, 1.1.0

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
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agent run time
11m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-11-13 16:18Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
–
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

Contextual, not validated: no deterministic check could cover this one, and no technique passed our review.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-11-13 16:18Z
    cve_org: trigger signal, started the run

this entry in the feed

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-4405",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-121809",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-121809",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-c2h9-f9cc-27xh",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-125542",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Infinite loop in elixir-grpc streaming request handling",
  "summary": "grpc_server versions 1.0.0 through before 1.1.0 and grpc versions 0.3.1 through before 1.0.0 mishandle prematurely ended client-streaming and bidirectional-streaming requests. An unauthenticated remote client can tie up BEAM scheduler capacity and potentially cause service degradation when it can send such requests to an exposed gRPC endpoint.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade grpc_server to 1.1.0 or later, or grpc to 1.0.0 or later. For elixir-grpc/grpc source-based deployments, update to revision 38955f1392cbf08eef231a347348445410455c85 or 0332faae5f5e132314794dbfdae5edecbccea292.",
  "vendor": "elixir-grpc",
  "product": "grpc_server",
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      "days": 0,
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      "measured_at": "2026-11-13T16:18:37.954000+00:00",
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}

published 2026-11-13 17:06Z
last change 2026-11-14 05:26Z

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