Description
ntpd-rs is a full-featured implementation of the Network Time Protocol. Prior to 1.7.1, an attacker can remotely induce moderate increases (2-4 times above normal) in cpu usage. When having NTS enabled on an ntpd-rs server, an attacker can create malformed NTS packets that take significantly more effort for the server to respond to by requesting a large number of cookies. This can lead to degraded server performance even when a server could otherwise handle the load. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.1.
Published: 2026-02-12
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service via CPU exhaustion
Action: Apply Patch
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History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tweedegolf
Tweedegolf ntpd-rs
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tweedegolf:ntpd-rs:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
Vendors & Products Tweedegolf
Tweedegolf ntpd-rs
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pendulum-project
Pendulum-project ntpd-rs
Vendors & Products Pendulum-project
Pendulum-project ntpd-rs

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ntpd-rs is a full-featured implementation of the Network Time Protocol. Prior to 1.7.1, an attacker can remotely induce moderate increases (2-4 times above normal) in cpu usage. When having NTS enabled on an ntpd-rs server, an attacker can create malformed NTS packets that take significantly more effort for the server to respond to by requesting a large number of cookies. This can lead to degraded server performance even when a server could otherwise handle the load. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.1.
Title ntpd-rs affected by excessive CPU load from malformed packets
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Pendulum-project Ntpd-rs
Tweedegolf Ntpd-rs
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-13T16:00:13.690Z

Reserved: 2026-02-10T18:01:31.901Z

Link: CVE-2026-26076

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-13T16:00:08.904Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-12T22:16:06.960

Modified: 2026-02-23T15:51:55.747

Link: CVE-2026-26076

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Updated: 2026-04-17T20:00:09Z

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