CVE-2026-59295 (GCVE-0-2026-59295)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-24 10:10 – Updated: 2026-08-27 17:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Micrometer instrumentation of Apache HttpAsyncClient DoS vulnerability
Summary
It is possible for outbound HTTP requests using a Micrometer-instrumented client to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition due to an unbounded memory leak.
Micrometer 1.17.0
Micrometer 1.16.0 - 1.16.6
Micrometer 1.15.0 - 1.15.12
Micrometer 1.14.0 - 1.14.16
Micrometer 1.9.18 and earlier
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-24 14:28 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Micrometer |
Affected:
1.17.0
(custom)
Affected: 1.16.0 , ≤ 1.16.6 (custom) Affected: 1.15.0 , ≤ 1.15.12 (custom) Affected: 1.14.0 , ≤ 1.14.16 (custom) Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.9.18 (custom) |
guessed |
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