CVE-2026-47874 (GCVE-0-2026-47874)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 23:49 – Updated: 2026-08-27 13:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 13:11 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| 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) |
guessed |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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