Description
A malicious HTTP/2 peer can cause excessive CPU consumption in the client or server by opening a large number of streams and then sending many small SETTINGS frames containing SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE values.
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A malicious HTTP/2 peer can cause excessive CPU consumption in the client or server by opening a large number of streams and then sending many small SETTINGS frames containing SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE values.
Title Excessive CPU consumption from repeated initial window changes in net/http
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T22:53:59.530Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T23:36:15.739Z

Link: CVE-2026-78669

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-08T23:17:04.010

Modified: 2026-10-08T23:17:04.010

Link: CVE-2026-78669

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T00:30:17Z

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