Description
Bugsink is a self-hosted error tracking tool. Prior to version 2.2.2, Bugsink stores every set of custom tags supplied with an incoming event, allowing a caller with a valid project DSN to submit an unusually large tag set and force excessive tag-row writes. Because Bugsink uses a single-writer database architecture, the expensive write transaction delays digestion of other events and causes a temporary ingestion denial of service. Version 2.2.2 applies the configurable MAX_EVENT_TAGS limit before storage. The impact is limited to availability for an instance accepting the event and does not expose stored data, modify existing events, or allow code execution. This issue is fixed in version 2.2.2.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Availability (Denial of Service)
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Bugsink is a self‑hosted error‑tracking service that, before version 2.2.2, stored every set of custom tags attached to incoming events. An attacker who knows a project’s DSN can submit an event with an excessively large tag set. Because Bugsink’s database employs a single‑writer architecture, the resulting burst of write operations blocks the ingestion pipeline and temporarily denies further event processing. This flaw exemplifies CWE‑400 Resource Exhaustion, as the uncontrolled number of tags leads to excessive writes. The flaw has no impact on data confidentiality or integrity and cannot be used to execute code; it affects only the availability of the instance that receives the event.

Affected Systems

Any deployment of Bugsink prior. The affected product is the Bugsink error‑tracking server; no specific vendor versions beyond the change are listed.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 places the flaw in the medium range. The EPSS score is below 1%, indicating a very low exploitation probability. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is an external client that submits a large tag set via the Bugsink API to the project DSN, which requires legitimate authentication but does not require elevated privileges.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 15:35 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Bugsink to version 2.2.2 or later, where the MAX_EVENT_TAGS limit is enforced before storage.
  • Configure the MAX_EVENT_TAGS setting to a value that avoids excessive write load if the default is too high.
  • Implement HTTP request throttling on the API endpoint to reduce the impact of large tag submissions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 15:35 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5x67-j5xg-c5gj Bugsink: DOS using large numbers of event tags
History

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bugsink
Bugsink bugsink
Vendors & Products Bugsink
Bugsink bugsink

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Bugsink is a self-hosted error tracking tool. Prior to version 2.2.2, Bugsink stores every set of custom tags supplied with an incoming event, allowing a caller with a valid project DSN to submit an unusually large tag set and force excessive tag-row writes. Because Bugsink uses a single-writer database architecture, the expensive write transaction delays digestion of other events and causes a temporary ingestion denial of service. Version 2.2.2 applies the configurable MAX_EVENT_TAGS limit before storage. The impact is limited to availability for an instance accepting the event and does not expose stored data, modify existing events, or allow code execution. This issue is fixed in version 2.2.2.
Title Bugsink: DOS using large numbers of event tags
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T19:44:40.912Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T15:50:01.281Z

Link: CVE-2026-53954

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T18:57:38.960Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-15T18:17:22.393

Modified: 2026-09-30T17:51:56.193

Link: CVE-2026-53954

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T15:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption