CVE-2026-69208

Http4s: DigestAuth nonce map grows unbounded

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2026 at 06:50 PM UTC
Updated: September 17, 2026 at 05:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHTTP4S

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, the DigestAuth server middleware removes fresh nonces and stops eviction at the first stale nonce because its stale-nonce comparison is inverted. On an application that protects at least one route with DigestAuth, an unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly trigger authentication challenges, causing the persistent nonce map to grow until the JVM exhausts heap memory. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Affected

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

v < 0.23.35v < 1.0.0-M47
Affected range stops below 0.23.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.0.0-M47, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

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

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
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