CVE-2026-44435

Quicly: Remote Denial of Service via assertion failure when CRYPTO stream handshake data exceeds 32KB

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorQuicly

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Quicly is an IETF QUIC protocol implementation intended primarily for use within the H2O HTTP server. Prior to commit 937d0e9, an assertion failure is raised when the total number of valid handshake messages received over a CRYPTO stream of a single packet number space exceeds 32KB, causing a Denial of Service. This issue has been fixed by commit 937d0e9.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2026-05-29
Affected range stops below 2026-05-29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 937d0e9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-617CWE-400

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