CIPHRAXIS DOSSIER
CRX-2026-003

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in repeated data traversal in

Sanitized advisory. Technical details are temporarily withheld.

SEVERITYMEDIUM
CVSS5.3
STATUS
VENDOR CONTACTED
CVE
NOT ASSIGNED
01

SUMMARY

Ciphraxis Research validated a residual algorithmic-complexity issue affecting the processing of repeated references within attacker-controlled structured documents. Specific document structures can cause the affected implementation to repeat work across previously encountered data, producing approximately quadratic processing cost relative to attacker-controlled input dimensions. The demonstrated security impact is CPU-based availability degradation. Affected product and trigger details remain temporarily withheld while vendor response is pending.

02

VALIDATED IMPACT

INTEGRITYNONE
CONFIDENTIALITYNONE
AVAILABILITYVALIDATED

Attacker-controlled input can cause disproportionate synchronous CPU consumption during document processing. This can reduce request throughput, occupy workers, or degrade service availability. No confidentiality or integrity impact has been validated.

03

EVIDENCE

The finding was independently reproduced and subjected to source-level and runtime validation before publication of this sanitized record.

  • SOURCE VERIFIED
  • RUNTIME VERIFIED
  • REPRODUCED LOCALLY
  • FALSE-POSITIVE REVIEWED
  • IMPACT VALIDATED
  • VENDOR NOTIFIED
04

SEVERITY ASSESSMENT

5.3
MEDIUMCVSS BASE SCORE
CIPHRAXIS PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
AVNETWORK
ACLOW
PRNONE
UINONE
SUNCHANGED
CNONE
INONE
ALOW
WEAKNESS
CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
05

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Ciphraxis validated repeated processing work that grows approximately quadratically with attacker-controlled input structure.

Affected implementation details and triggering document structure remain withheld.

AFFECTED PRODUCT
AFFECTED COMPONENT
TECHNICAL ENTRY POINT
REPRODUCTION DETAILS
TECHNICAL DETAILS
WITHHELD PRIOR TO COORDINATED DISCLOSURE

DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

[completed] VULNERABILITY IDENTIFIED23 AUG 2026
[completed] SOURCE VALIDATION COMPLETED23 AUG 2026
[completed] RUNTIME REPRODUCTION COMPLETED23 AUG 2026
[completed] FALSE-POSITIVE / PRIOR-ART REVIEW COMPLETED23 AUG 2026
[completed] IMPACT VALIDATION COMPLETED23 AUG 2026
[completed] VENDOR CONTACTED
[current] AWAITING VENDOR RESPONSE
[pending] CVE REQUEST
[pending] PATCH
[pending] PUBLIC TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE

REMEDIATION

Remediation information is not yet public.
PATCH STATUSNOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
NOTICE

Ciphraxis has privately notified the affected project and is awaiting vendor response.

Affected product identifiers and exploitation-enabling technical details are temporarily withheld.

This record will retain its CRX identifier as disclosure status changes. Future updates may include affected versions, CVE identifiers, remediation information, references, and expanded technical analysis where appropriate.

CRX-2026-003 | Ciphraxis