CVE-2026-54428

CVE-2026-54428: Apache HttpComponents Core: HPackDecoder Unlimited Header List Size Before SETTINGS ACK

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache HttpComponents Core
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published July 1, 2026
Last update July 1, 2026

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the HTTP/2 HPACK decoder in Apache HttpComponents Core (5.4.2 and earlier, 5.5-beta1 and earlier) allows an remote attacker to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion by sending oversized compressed header blocks before the HTTP/2 SETTINGS acknowledgement causes the configured header list size limit to be applied.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 1, 2026 CVE published
July 1, 2026 Record updated