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Critical 9.2Published Sep 30, 2026

CVE-2026-101283iperf3 3.20–3.21 (esnet/iperf) has a pre-auth heap buffer overflow in decrypt_rsa_message(): a 256-byte RSA buffer is BIO_read with the attacker-controlled ciphertext length (guard warns only), so an…

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, higher than 19% of scored CVEs.

iperf3 3.20–3.21 (esnet/iperf) has a pre-auth heap buffer overflow in decrypt_rsa_message(): a 256-byte RSA buffer is BIO_read with the attacker-controlled ciphertext length (guard warns only), so an unauthenticated client overflows the heap via an oversized authtoken; fixed in 3.22

CVSS
9.2 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-122
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
0.28% (percentile 19)
Assigned by
Anthropic
NVD analysis
Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
esnet iperf3
esnet:iperf3 (from the name)
3.20; 3.21
CNA record

References

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