CVE-2026-10725
What it is
Protocol::HTTP2 versions before 1.13 for Perl is vulnerable to a HTTP/2 Bomb. Protocol::HTTP2's inbound HPACK path has no header-list size limit, so a small HTTP/2 request can expand into large server memory (the "HTTP/2 bomb"). The headers_decode method materialises a full key+value copy per indexed reference with no running size check, and the stream_header_block_add method appends (since version 1.12) every CONTINUATION frame to the per-stream buffer unbounded. MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE (default 65536) is advertised in SETTINGS but never consulted on decode. It is absent from the decoder and from the :limits export tag.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-409
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Crux protocol\ < 1.13
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-10725.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-10725. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/vlet/p5-Protocol-HTTP2/commit/822bf22224adbd662e8d0b865eeacb2b294d16cd.patch
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/P/Protocol-HTTP2/1.12/CVE-2026-10725-r2.patch
References
- https://github.com/vlet/p5-Protocol-HTTP2/commit/822bf22224adbd662e8d0b865eeacb2b294d16cd.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/CRUX/Protocol-HTTP2-1.12/source/lib/Protocol/HTTP2/HeaderCompression.pm#L133
- https://metacpan.org/release/CRUX/Protocol-HTTP2-1.12/source/lib/Protocol/HTTP2/Stream.pm#L414
- https://metacpan.org/release/CRUX/Protocol-HTTP2-1.13/changes
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/P/Protocol-HTTP2/1.12/CVE-2026-10725-r2.patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/06/7