CVE-2026-56853
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUFRUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
When a server is configured to support unencrypted HTTP/2, it reads a few bytes from each new connection to see if they contain the HTTP/2 client preface. ReadHeaderTimeout is unexpectedly not being applied when doing this.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration Toolkit for Applicationsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:migration_toolkit_for_applications_6.2.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2850Golang Go: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Golang Go ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, ein Cross Site Scripting durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder Daten zu manipulieren.
- BIT-golang-2026-56853Apply ReadHeaderTimeout when doing unencrypted HTTP/2 check in net/http2026-08-19vendor · osvUS
When a server is configured to support unencrypted HTTP/2, it reads a few bytes from each new connection to see if they contain the HTTP/2 client preface. ReadHeaderTimeout is unexpectedly not being applied when doing this.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
- GO-2026-6089Apply ReadHeaderTimeout when doing unencrypted HTTP/2 check in net/http2026-08-13vendor · osvUS
When a server is configured to support unencrypted HTTP/2, it reads a few bytes from each new connection to see if they contain the HTTP/2 client preface. ReadHeaderTimeout is unexpectedly not being applied when doing this.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-2026-19197652cnnvd
- EUVD-2026-58510enisa_euvd
- GHSA-xphw-4f88-5f39enisa_euvd
- BIT-golang-2026-56853osv
- GO-2026-6089osv
sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://go.dev/cl/795540cnnvd
- https://go.dev/issue/80205cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/94pEornpRlIcnnvd
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6089cnnvd
- https://go.dev/cl/795540enisa_euvd
- https://go.dev/issue/80205enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/94pEornpRlIenisa_euvd
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6089enisa_euvd
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