HIGHCVSS v3.1 8.1Vulnerability

CVE-2026-124040

CivetWeb through 1.16, when built with USE_HTTP2 and enable_http2 on, contains a use-after-free vulnerability in handle_http2() that retains freed :method and :path pointers. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send a later HEADERS frame omitting these pseudo-headers to influence request method or path seen by access rules, or crash the server.

Properties

Severity
HIGH
Nvd fetched at
2026-11-07T06:40:34.987550+00:00
Cvss severity
HIGH
Cvss score
8.1
Retrieved at
2026-11-07T06:41:39+00:00
Score
8.1
Cvss version
3.1
Last source
NVD
Cve id
CVE-2026-124040
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
First seen by Signal
2026-11-06T22:31:10+00:00
Name
CVE-2026-124040
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published at
2026-11-06T20:17:22.203
Last modified
2026-11-06T20:17:22.347

Related Entities (1)

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

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