CVE-2026-49160
HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability
Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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
HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability
Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-49160- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-405
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
EUVDEUVD-2026-35588
Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35588- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6wq-v77v-v58c
Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over...
Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
GHSA-g6wq-v77v-v58c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-405
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
NVD
Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-49160- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-405
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
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- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 26h1
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | dhmosfunk/CVE-2026-49160-CVE-2026-47291-HTTP.sys | 2026-06-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| cwes | CVE List | |
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-49160 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published June 9, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 56.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.