cve-2026-54428
HIGH CVSS 7.5 nvd
Description
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the HTTP/2 HPACK decoder in Apache HttpComponents Core (5.4.2 and earlier, 5.5-beta1 and earlier) allows an remote attacker to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion by sending oversized compressed header blocks before the HTTP/2 SETTINGS acknowledgement causes the configured header list size limit to be applied.
Timeline
- Published
- 2026-07-01
- Last Modified
- 2026-10-25
CVSS Details
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
Affected Products
- apache httpcomponents_core
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
CPE configurations
OR
| CPE | Version range | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpcomponents_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 5.0, <= 5.4.2 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpcomponents_core:5.5:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
— | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpcomponents_core:5.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
— | yes |
NVD metadata
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Source identifier
security@apache.org
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/5zjp8vczvxq19pw2rvhs21q446bhl0sd Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/01/3 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Linked Vulnerabilities
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