CVE-2026-5440

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A memory exhaustion vulnerability exists in the HTTP server due to unbounded use of the `Content-Length` header. The server allocates memory directly based on the attacker supplied header value without enforcing an upper limit. A crafted HTTP request containing an extremely large `Content-Length` value can trigger excessive memory allocation and server termination, even without sending a request body.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 9, 2026
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-5440: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix