CVE-2026-47874 (GCVE-0-2026-47874)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 23:49 – Updated: 2026-08-26 23:49
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Title
Reactor Netty HTTP Server Denial of Service With Pipelined Requests
Summary
The vulnerability occurs when a client sends HTTP/1.1 pipelined requests over a single connection, causing the Reactor Netty HTTP server to consume an excessive amount of memory. Reactor Netty 1.3.0 - 1.3.6 Reactor Netty 1.1.0 - 1.2.18 Reactor Netty 1.0.52 and earlier
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Reactor Netty Affected: 1.3.0 , ≤ 1.3.6 (custom)
Affected: 1.1.0 , ≤ 1.2.18 (custom)
Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.52 (custom)
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