# CVE-2026-49866: libp2p: CPU DoS via oversized IHAVE and IWANT control message arrays

- Also known as: GHSA-CWC9-CP4J-MCVV
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.0.0
- Published: 2026-07-08 · Updated: 2026-07-09

## Affected

- libp2p js-libp2p: fixed in 16.0.0
- @libp2p/gossipsub (npm): fixed in 16.0.0

## Description

libp2p is a JavaScript Implementation of libp2p networking stack. Prior to 16.0.0, @libp2p/gossipsub defaultDecodeRpcLimits set maxIhaveMessageIDs and maxIwantMessageIDs to Infinity, allowing oversized IHAVE and IWANT control message arrays in message/decodeRpc.ts and gossipsub.ts to synchronously iterate roughly 180,000 message IDs per 4 MB frame and block the Node.js event loop. This issue is fixed in version 16.0.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libp2p js-libp2p, @libp2p/gossipsub, upgrade to a fixed version (16.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/security/advisories/GHSA-cwc9-cp4j-mcvv
- https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/pull/3520
- https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/commit/773dd80ded24dbd6b19e675c89fd2f3b45f2d899
- https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/releases/tag/gossipsub-v16.0.0

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