8.7

CVE-2026-82261: SvelteKit before 2.52.2 CPU Exhaustion via Remote Form Deserialization

Analyzed
AliasesGHSA-88qp-p4qg-rqm6
Published 28-08-2026Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-82261 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in svelte sveltekit. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 8.7 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SvelteKit (@sveltejs/kit) versions >=2.49.0 and <=2.52.1 with experimental remote functions and form enabled contain a CPU exhaustion vulnerability in form deserialization. An attacker can send malformed form data to cause the server to become unresponsive while processing the request, resulting in denial of service. Fixed in 2.52.2.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

@sveltejs1 product
  • kit≥ 2.49.0, < 2.52.2
Svelte1 product
Sveltejs1 product
  • kit≥ 2.49.0, < 2.52.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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