CVE-2026-44452
h2o is vulnerable to heap overrun
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.9
h2o is vulnerable to heap overrun
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
- Record
CVE-2026-44452- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-170
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-45073
5.9
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
- Record
EUVD-2026-45073- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.9
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
- Record
CVE-2026-44452- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-170
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.9
h2o is vulnerable to heap overrun
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
- Record
CVE-2026-44452- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-170
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-44452
5.9
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44452- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44452
5.9
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation. This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44452- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
h2oDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-102.2.5+dfsg2-112.2.5+dfsg2-72.2.5+dfsg2-82.2.5+dfsg2-8.12.2.5+dfsg2-8.1~exp12.2.5+dfsg2-9 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.3+dfsg-22.2.4+dfsg-12.2.4+dfsg-1build12.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-32.2.5+dfsg2-3build12.2.5+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-62.2.5+dfsg2-6.12.2.5+dfsg2-6.1ubuntu12.2.5+dfsg2-6.1ubuntu22.2.5+dfsg2-6.1ubuntu2+esm1 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-72.2.5+dfsg2-82.2.5+dfsg2-8.1ubuntu12.2.5+dfsg2-8.1ubuntu22.2.5+dfsg2-8.1ubuntu3 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.0-11.8.2-11.8.2-21.8.2-31.8.3-1 Show 4 moreShow less1.8.3-21.8.3-2build11.8.3-2build21.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-44452 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in H2o, published July 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-w68q-rqwx-7wvq
github.com/h2o/h2o/commit/8dc37cb1e6171f7f772667618ea440696fed82c3
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44452.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44452
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44452
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44452
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44452