Buffer overflow in AWS Aws-C-Event-Stream
CVE-2026-5190
Out-of-bounds write in the streaming decoder component in aws-c-event-stream before 0.6.0 might allow a third party operating a server to cause memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution on a client application that processes crafted event-stream messages. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.6.0 or later.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- AWS Aws-C-Event-Stream — versions 0.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (third-party-advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-5190?
- CVE-2026-5190 is a high-severity vulnerability in AWS Aws-C-Event-Stream, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2026-5190?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.