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CVE-2026-16551
Published:July 22, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
Denial-of-Service in Thinkst Applied Research OpenCanary (MongoDB module) allows Excessive Allocation. This issue affects OpenCanary 0.9.8 only.
Affected Packages
opencanary (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =0.9.8 <0.9.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.9.9
Related Resources (4)
https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16551
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/16xxx/CVE-2026-16551.json
https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/security/advisories/GHSA-vg37-pc42-q265
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-835
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
EPSS
Base Score:
0.25