CVE-2026-124040: CivetWeb through 1.16 HTTP/2 Use-After-Free via Stale Pseudo-Header State

Published Nov 6, 2026
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Updated

CivetWeb through 1.16, when built with USEHTTP2 and enablehttp2 on, contains a use-after-free vulnerability in handlehttp2() 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.

Event History

Nov 6, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:14 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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