CVE-2026-129135

picoquic before 2026.11.05.3e2e3d3 Integer Overflow via TIME_STAMP Frame Decoder

  • Medium 6.3

Description

picoquic before 2026.11.05.3e2e3d3 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in picoquic_decode_time_stamp_frame() that allows remote QUIC peers to corrupt stored timestamps by sending oversized TIME_STAMP values. Attackers on connections negotiating the TIME_STAMP extension can send large values shifted by ack_delay_exponent to wrap the result, corrupting RTT and bandwidth estimation and degrading congestion control.

Key facts

Published
13 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
0.503% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 43.625% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: none; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 6.3CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • 3.7CVSS 3.1, Lowfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
private-octopuspicoquic
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to but excluding 2026.11.05.3e2e3d3 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

References