CVE-2026-44162

LOWPre-NVD 2.72.7
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This low-severity CVE scores 2.7 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:github_m
2.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 2.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

fluent-plugin-s3 Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via Decompression Bomb in in_s3

The fluent-plugin-s3 plugin (specifically the in_s3 input plugin) supports reading and decompressing heavily compressed files (such as gzip, lzma2, and lzop) from Amazon S3. It was discovered that the plugin read the entire decompressed payload into memory at once without enforcing a strict size limit.

If an attacker has sufficient permissions to upload files to the monitored S3 bucket, they can upload a maliciously crafted, highly compressed file. When Fluentd attempts to decompress this file, it will expand to an excessive size and it will consume significant system resources.

Impact

This vulnerability allows for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack via memory exhaustion. The rapid memory consumption during decompression can lead to an Out-of-Memory kill of the Fluentd process by the operating system, This results in the disruption of all log collection on the affected node.

Patches

v1.8.5

Workarounds

If an immediate upgrade is not possible, mitigate the risk by applying strict IAM access controls:
  • Restrict Bucket Access
* Ensure that write (PUT) access to the S3 bucket monitored by in_s3 is strictly limited to trusted services and administrators. Prevent any public or untrusted uploads to the S3 bucket.

CVSS v3
2.7
EG Score
2.7(low)
EG Risk
17(Track)
EG Risk 17/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity27% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
—
EPSS %ILE
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KEV
Not listed

Published

June 26, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44162(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
RubyGems(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
fluent-plugin-s30.7.0 ... 1.8.4 (54 versions)1.8.5—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 2× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-26 14:34 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-23 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-06-26 17:37 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-44162?
CVE-2026-44162 is a low vulnerability published on June 26, 2026. fluent-plugin-s3 Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via Decompression Bomb in in_s3 The fluent-plugin-s3 plugin (specifically the in_s3 input plugin) supports reading and decompressing heavily compressed files (such as gzip, lzma2, and lzop) from Amazon S3. It was discovered that the plugin read…
When was CVE-2026-44162 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44162 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44162?
CVE-2026-44162 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 2.7 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44162?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44162, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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