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Not in CISA KEVPublished CVSS 5.3 mediumEPSS 0.5% probability of exploitation in 30 daysFound by AI: Anthropic (Claude)
Apache

CVE-2026-82953: Apache bRPC: NULL Pointer Dereference in RTMP createStream Error Path Leading to Remote Denial of Service

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
0.5%

Up from 0.2% on .

EPSS score, percentile 41.3 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
5.3 Medium

CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • before 1.18.0

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Apache Software Foundation Apache bRPC
StatusVersions
Affectedbefore 1.18.0

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

About this vulnerability

NULL pointer dereference in the RTMP protocol implementation in Apache bRPC (version < 1.18.0) on all platforms allows remote attackers to crash the server (denial of service) via a crafted createStream command. Root Cause: When an RTMP service rejects a createStream request by returning a null stream from RtmpService::NewStream(), the server sends an error response to the client. If writing thi…

Summary: CVE record, as of .

  • CISA has not added CVE-2026-82953 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record was published on 21 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
  • FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.5% (percentile 41.3), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
  • CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact partial.
  • The credits in the CVE record name Anthropic (Claude) as finder.

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.

Description

Apache bRPC: NULL Pointer Dereference in RTMP createStream Error Path Leading to Remote Denial of Service

NULL pointer dereference in the RTMP protocol implementation in Apache bRPC (version < 1.18.0) on all platforms allows remote attackers to crash the server (denial of service) via a crafted createStream command. Root Cause: When an RTMP service rejects a createStream request by returning a null stream from RtmpService::NewStream(), the server sends an error response to the client. If writing this rejection response fails (for example, because the client closes the connection immediately after sending the createStream command), the error-handling path in RtmpChunkStream::OnCreateStream() dereferences the null stream pointer to access stream->_onfail_id, causing the process to crash. Affected Scenarios: Run an Apache bRPC RTMP server whose RtmpService::NewStream() may return null (i.e., the service rejects createStream requests). A remote client that sends a createStream command and then closes the connection before the rejection response is written can crash the server. How to Fix: (Choose one of the following options) 1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.18.0, which fixes this issue. 2. Apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3508

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Weakness

CWE-476

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published
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References

1

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