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CVE-2026-100242

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.34% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-09-29 · Last synced 2026-10-08

CyberRota Analysis

AI-Generated

The Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension versions prior to 1.47.0 are vulnerable due to reliance on a third-party component that can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption, allowing for excessive allocation of system resources. This vulnerability could potentially disrupt service availability and degrade performance. Organizations using affected versions of Mediawiki should prioritize remediation to mitigate the risk of resource exhaustion attacks.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2026-100242
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.34%

Original NVD Description

Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component and Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension allows Excessive Allocation. This issue affects Mediawiki - DataTransfer Extension: from 1.46.0 before 1.47.0.