CVE-2026-54340

h2o has HTTP/2 state amplification

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 08:01 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorH2O

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

Description

h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 9265bdd, there is an HTTP/2 state amplification issue that combines HPACK decompression amplification with Slowloris-style stream stalling. Amplified decoded header state can be retained by stalled HTTP/2 streams, and depending on the configuration, additional limits are needed to bound decoded header state and prevent attack. This issue has been fixed by commit 9265bdd.

Affected

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

v < 9265bdd2026-05-29 ≤ v < 2026-06-04
Affected range stops below 2026-06-04, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9265bdd, 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)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-qcrr-wrhc-pgq9

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

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-400CWE-770

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