Is CVE-2026-44981 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-44981 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-44981 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-44981 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44981?

CVE-2026-44981 has a CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-44981

CWE-409Published: July 16, 2026· Updated: Jul 16, 2026

8.2

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

CrowdSec offers crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs. From 1.7.0 until 1.7.8, the LAPI router used gin-contrib/gzip with DefaultDecompressHandle globally in pkg/apiserver/controllers/controller.go, causing /v1/watchers and /v1/watchers/login to decompress unauthenticated gzip-compressed JSON request bodies without enforcing a maximum decompressed size and allowing excessive heap allocation that can make LAPI unreachable. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.8.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-44981 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionNone

ScopeX

Impact

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X