CVE-2026-54428: Apache HttpComponents Core: HPackDecoder Unlimited Header List Size Before SETTINGS ACK
(updated )
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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3jc-474w-2wm6
- github.com/apache/httpcomponents-core/commit/1ea1239bbbe3442a8382a87279c0a8119a7e358e
- github.com/apache/httpcomponents-core/commit/cc30ee058a7b10cbf4ad3dd6270ab6d1f6a74c49
- lists.apache.org/thread/5zjp8vczvxq19pw2rvhs21q446bhl0sd
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54428
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