Vulnerability in Tdunning T-Digest

CVE-2026-87822

t-digest versions 3.1 through 3.3 fail to validate centroid means during deserialization in MergingDigest.fromBytes, allowing attackers to inject NaN values that bypass validation checks. Attackers can craft malicious serialized digests containing NaN centroids that degrade sorting performance from O(n log n) to O(n squared), causing severe processing delays during merge operations.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-87822?
CVE-2026-87822 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tdunning T-Digest, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-87822?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.