CVE-2026-42154: Prometheus: remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-May
Released
2026-05-07
Last Updated
2026-05-15
EPSS Score
0.56% (percentile: 42.1%)

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

  • GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (2)

Open Source Software

  • cbl2 prometheus 2.37.9-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0
  • azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-19 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-05-07: Information published.
  • 2026-05-13: Information published.
  • 2026-05-15: Information published.