CVE-2026-87849
N/AThe Discovery naming-service reply parser in Apache bRPC (versions < 1.18.0) calls RapidJSON object-only accessors (FindMember) on JSON values without first validating that those values are objects. A malformed Discovery response whose data/service members or instances list contain non-object entries (e.g. a bare integer) triggers the RapidJSON object-access precondition on the client, reading memory out of bounds and potentially crashing the bRPC client. Root Cause: In src/brpc/policy/discovery_naming_service.cpp, DiscoveryNamingService::GetServers() and DiscoveryNames::ListDiscoveryNodes() access JSON values with member functions on non-object values. RapidJSON only defines these operations for object types; invoking them on a non-object violates the class invariant and results in undefined behavior (out-of-bounds read), commonly crashing the process. Affected Scenarios: An operator-configured (or compromised) Discovery backend returns a malformed /discovery/nodes or /discovery/fetchs response whose data/service/instance entries are not JSON objects, crashing any bRPC client that refreshes its server list. How to Fix: 1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.18.0 or later, which fixes this issue. 2. Apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3533 The fix validates that the Discovery response data, per-service data, and instance entries are JSON objects (and skips non-object node/instance entries and rejects non-object data/service values) before calling member accessors.
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0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 5th percentile
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
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Advisories
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2pf15ojj0vr7rtx95677kgtl1mx3gdgb CVE record · apache · Updated 2026-10-21T12:18:29.706Z
NVD · CVE-2026-87849 · Updated 2026-10-22T16:56:37.023 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-107229 EUVD · EUVD-2026-107229
Technical & other
- https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3533CVE record · apache · Updated 2026-10-21T12:18:29.706Z
NVD · CVE-2026-87849 · Updated 2026-10-22T16:56:37.023