CVE-2026-89090

Denial of service in the event stream header decoder in AWS SDK for Go v2

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2026 at 05:03 PM UTC
Updated: September 11, 2026 at 08:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSDK Go V2

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An unrecovered panic in the event stream header decoder in Amazon AWS SDK for Go v2 before release-2026-03-23 might allow an unauthenticated remote actor to terminate the consuming application process via a crafted event stream response frame containing a header value type outside the valid range. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to release-2026-03-23 or later, and patch any forked or derivative code.

Affected

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

v < 2026-03-23
Affected range stops below 2026-03-23, 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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMAMZN
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-248

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