7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-52879
Klever-Go: Unbounded goroutine spawn on direct-message ingress enables peer-driven DoS
Description

Klever-Go is the Go implementation of the Klever blockchain protocol. In versions 1.7.14 through 1.7.17, the direct-message ingress handler spawns a new goroutine for every incoming direct message before the processor-level antiflood layer makes any admission decision, with no semaphore, throttler, or bound on the number of concurrent in-flight spawns. Because the antiflood check runs inside the spawned goroutine rather than before it, a single connected peer can open a direct-send stream and send a stream of well-formed messages to force unbounded goroutine creation, where each goroutine allocates its own stack and holds a message reference until processing completes, adding scheduler and garbage-collection pressure faster than the runtime can drain it. This lets one peer degrade the node's availability and its ability to process legitimate traffic, resulting in a remotely triggerable denial of service. The issue is fixed in 1.7.18.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 7, 2026, 11:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 7, 2026, 11:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update Klever-Go to version 1.7.18 to fix denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update Klever-Go to version 1.7.18.
  • Apply relevant security patches from vendor.
  • Monitor system resources for anomalies.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/klever-io/klever-go/releases/tag/v1.7.18
https://github.com/klever-io/klever-go/security/advisories/GHSA-hf2g-6j7h-98wg
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'klever-io', 'product': 'klever-go', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 1.7.14, < 1.7.18'}]}]
    Added Description Klever-Go is the Go implementation of the Klever blockchain protocol. In versions 1.7.14 through 1.7.17, the direct-message ingress handler spawns a new goroutine for every incoming direct message before the processor-level antiflood layer makes any admission decision, with no semaphore, throttler, or bound on the number of concurrent in-flight spawns. Because the antiflood check runs inside the spawned goroutine rather than before it, a single connected peer can open a direct-send stream and send a stream of well-formed messages to force unbounded goroutine creation, where each goroutine allocates its own stack and holds a message reference until processing completes, adding scheduler and garbage-collection pressure faster than the runtime can drain it. This lets one peer degrade the node's availability and its ability to process legitimate traffic, resulting in a remotely triggerable denial of service. The issue is fixed in 1.7.18.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CWE CWE-770
    Added Reference https://github.com/klever-io/klever-go/releases/tag/v1.7.18
    Added Reference https://github.com/klever-io/klever-go/security/advisories/GHSA-hf2g-6j7h-98wg
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