CVE-2026-108768
4.3MediumPublished 11 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- Limited impact
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
Impact
Authenticated remote attackers can trigger resource exhaustion and cause a denial of service. The exploit is publicly available and requires low-privilege network access to tool-call streaming.
Root cause
The Streaming Tool-Call Argument Handler improperly handles resource allocation during json.loads parsing.
Affected systems
zhayujie CowAgent up to and including version 2.2.0
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Fix & remediation
No fixed version is currently available as the vendor did not respond. Restrict network access to CowAgent endpoints, disable the tool-call feature, or place the service behind rate-limiting proxies to mitigate DoS payloads.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
A vulnerability was identified in zhayujie CowAgent up to 2.2.0. Affected by this issue is the function json.loads of the component Streaming Tool-Call Argument Handler. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.