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CVE-2026-69202

Http4s Ember HTTP/2: unbounded inbound body buffering

7.5 HighFix available

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s HTTP/2 flow-control window is replenished according to bytes received from the network rather than bytes consumed by the application, while each stream stores DATA in an unbounded channel. A hostile peer can therefore send a body faster than a slow or non-draining application consumes it, retaining payloads in heap on an ember-server or ember-client configured with withHttp2. The patch bounds the per-stream H2Connection body channel so application consumption applies backpressure. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

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

0.63%Up 0.2 points since Sep 16, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Http4s Ember HTTP/2: unbounded inbound body buffering

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s HTTP/2 flow-control window is replenished according to bytes received from the network rather than bytes consumed by the application, while each stream stores DATA in an unbounded channel. A hostile peer can therefore send a body faster than a slow or non-draining application consumes it, retaining payloads in heap on an ember-server or ember-client configured with withHttp2. The patch bounds the per-stream H2Connection body channel so application consumption applies backpressure. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Record
CVE-2026-69202
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-79234 7.5

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s HTTP/2 flow-control window is replenished according to bytes received from the network rather than bytes consumed by the application, while each stream stores DATA in an unbounded channel. A hostile peer can therefore send a body faster than a slow or non-draining application consumes it, retaining payloads in heap on an ember-server or ember-client configured with withHttp2. The patch bounds the per-stream H2Connection body channel so application consumption applies backpressure. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Record
EUVD-2026-79234
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6m4x-pp6q-5jmm 7.5

Http4s Ember HTTP/2: unbounded inbound body buffering

Ember's HTTP/2 stack replenishes the inbound flow-control window based on bytes received off the wire, not bytes consumed by the application. Received DATA is buffered in an unbounded per-stream channel. Flow control therefore provides no backpressure: a peer can stream a large or unbounded body faster than the application drains it and the connection retains every payload in heap.

This is the read-path mirror of the outbound queue issue.

This affects an Ember receiving a request body and an Ember client receiving a response body from a hostile server.

Impact

Unauthenticated remote denial of service (OOM) against any Ember server built .withHttp2 for a non-draining or slow-draining route, and against an Ember client consuming from a hostile or compromised server.

Workarounds

  • Disable HTTP/2 to remove the vector entirely.
  • Apply an aggregate request-entity size limit (e.g. EntityLimiter middleware) on routes that consume the body.
  • Ensure handlers fully drain request bodies with aggressive idle timeouts.
Record
GHSA-6m4x-pp6q-5jmm
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.5

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s HTTP/2 flow-control window is replenished according to bytes received from the network rather than bytes consumed by the application, while each stream stores DATA in an unbounded channel. A hostile peer can therefore send a body faster than a slow or non-draining application consumes it, retaining payloads in heap on an ember-server or ember-client configured with withHttp2. The patch bounds the per-stream H2Connection body channel so application consumption applies backpressure. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Record
CVE-2026-69202
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

Http4s Ember HTTP/2: unbounded inbound body buffering

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s HTTP/2 flow-control window is replenished according to bytes received from the network rather than bytes consumed by the application, while each stream stores DATA in an unbounded channel. A hostile peer can therefore send a body faster than a slow or non-draining application consumes it, retaining payloads in heap on an ember-server or ember-client configured with withHttp2. The patch bounds the per-stream H2Connection body channel so application consumption applies backpressure. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Record
CVE-2026-69202
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6m4x-pp6q-5jmm 7.5

Http4s Ember HTTP/2: unbounded inbound body buffering

Ember's HTTP/2 stack replenishes the inbound flow-control window based on bytes received off the wire, not bytes consumed by the application. Received DATA is buffered in an unbounded per-stream channel. Flow control therefore provides no backpressure: a peer can stream a large or unbounded body faster than the application drains it and the connection retains every payload in heap.

This is the read-path mirror of the outbound queue issue.

This affects an Ember receiving a request body and an Ember client receiving a response body from a hostile server.

Impact

Unauthenticated remote denial of service (OOM) against any Ember server built .withHttp2 for a non-draining or slow-draining route, and against an Ember client consuming from a hostile or compromised server.

Workarounds

  • Disable HTTP/2 to remove the vector entirely.
  • Apply an aggregate request-entity size limit (e.g. EntityLimiter middleware) on routes that consume the body.
  • Ensure handlers fully drain request bodies with aggressive idle timeouts.
Record
GHSA-6m4x-pp6q-5jmm
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12
Maven
through 0.23.34
0.23.35
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Maven
through 0.23.34
0.23.35
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
Maven
through 0.23.34
0.23.35
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Maven
1.0.0-M1 to 1.0.0-M46
1.0.0-M47
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
Maven
1.0.0-M1 to 1.0.0-M46
1.0.0-M47
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12
Maven
before 0.23.35, plus listed versions
0.10.0-M100.21.00.21.0-M20.21.0-M30.21.0-M4
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0.21.0-M50.21.0-M60.21.0-RC10.21.0-RC20.21.0-RC30.21.0-RC40.21.0-RC50.21.10.21.110.21.120.21.130.21.140.21.150.21.160.21.170.21.180.21.190.21.20.21.200.21.210.21.220.21.230.21.240.21.250.21.260.21.270.21.280.21.290.21.30.21.300.21.310.21.320.21.330.21.340.21.40.21.50.21.60.21.70.21.80.21.90.22-129-24d065b0.22-143-49b5a8d0.22-53-01128f50.22-96-55d31840.22.0
0.23.35
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Maven
before 0.23.35, plus listed versions
0.10.0-M100.21.00.21.0-M20.21.0-M30.21.0-M4
Show 45 moreShow less
0.21.0-M50.21.0-M60.21.0-RC10.21.0-RC20.21.0-RC30.21.0-RC40.21.0-RC50.21.10.21.110.21.120.21.130.21.140.21.150.21.160.21.170.21.180.21.190.21.20.21.200.21.210.21.220.21.230.21.240.21.250.21.260.21.270.21.280.21.290.21.30.21.300.21.310.21.320.21.330.21.340.21.40.21.50.21.60.21.70.21.80.21.90.22-129-24d065b0.22-143-49b5a8d0.22-53-01128f50.22-96-55d31840.22.0
0.23.35
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
Maven
before 0.23.35, plus listed versions
0.22.00.22.0-M80.22.0-RC10.22.10.22.10
Show 45 moreShow less
0.22.110.22.120.22.130.22.140.22.150.22.20.22.30.22.40.22.50.22.60.22.70.22.80.22.90.23.00.23.0-M10.23.0-RC10.23.10.23.100.23.110.23.120.23.130.23.140.23.150.23.160.23.170.23.180.23.190.23.19-RC10.23.19-RC20.23.19-RC30.23.20.23.200.23.210.23.220.23.230.23.240.23.250.23.260.23.270.23.280.23.290.23.30.23.300.23.310.23.32
0.23.35
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13
Maven
1.0.0-M1 up to 1.0.0-M47, plus listed versions
1.0.0-M101.0.0-M111.0.0-M131.0.0-M141.0.0-M15
Show 38 moreShow less
1.0.0-M161.0.0-M171.0.0-M181.0.0-M191.0.0-M21.0.0-M201.0.0-M211.0.0-M221.0.0-M231.0.0-M241.0.0-M251.0.0-M271.0.0-M281.0.0-M291.0.0-M31.0.0-M301.0.0-M311.0.0-M321.0.0-M331.0.0-M341.0.0-M351.0.0-M361.0.0-M371.0.0-M381.0.0-M391.0.0-M41.0.0-M401.0.0-M411.0.0-M421.0.0-M431.0.0-M441.0.0-M451.0.0-M461.0.0-M51.0.0-M61.0.0-M71.0.0-M81.0.0-M9
1.0.0-M47
org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
Maven
1.0.0-M1 up to 1.0.0-M47, plus listed versions
1.0.0-M221.0.0-M231.0.0-M241.0.0-M251.0.0-M27
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1.0.0-M281.0.0-M291.0.0-M301.0.0-M311.0.0-M321.0.0-M331.0.0-M341.0.0-M351.0.0-M361.0.0-M371.0.0-M381.0.0-M391.0.0-M401.0.0-M411.0.0-M421.0.0-M431.0.0-M441.0.0-M451.0.0-M46
1.0.0-M47

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-69202 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Http4s, published September 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 0.23.35.

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