t-digest versions 3.1 through 3.3 fail to validate centroid means during deserialization in MergingDigest.fromBytes, allowing attackers to inject NaN values that bypass validation checks. Attackers can craft malicious serialized digests containing NaN centroids that degrade sorting performance from O(n log n) to O(n squared), causing severe processing delays during merge operations.
History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description t-digest versions 3.1 through 3.3 fail to validate centroid means during deserialization in MergingDigest.fromBytes, allowing attackers to inject NaN values that bypass validation checks. Attackers can craft malicious serialized digests containing NaN centroids that degrade sorting performance from O(n log n) to O(n squared), causing severe processing delays during merge operations.
Title t-digest 3.1 through 3.3 Denial of Service via NaN Centroid Means in MergingDigest.fromBytes
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-09-09T14:32:42.726Z

Updated: 2026-09-10T14:57:02.770Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T10:32:34.110Z

Link: CVE-2026-87822

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-09T15:17:27.427

Modified: 2026-09-09T20:16:54.383

Link: CVE-2026-87822

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-09T14:32:42Z

Links: CVE-2026-87822 - Bugzilla