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CVE-2026-78659
Published:October 08, 2026
Updated:October 09, 2026
When "Trailer" headers are sent by a client, the HTTP server internally uses the header values to populate the Request.Trailer map passed to the server handler. Because Request.Trailer is a map, each entry incurs memory overhead. For HTTP/2 servers, a malicious client can exploit this by sending a "Trailer" header that declares a large number of fields, causing the server to allocate a disproportionate amount of memory while bypassing Server.MaxHeaderValueCount and Server.MaxHeaderBytes limits. This exploit is not applicable for HTTP/1 servers, which do not support multiplexing a large number of requests over one TCP connection, and whose Server.MaxHeaderBytes are calculated differently.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/golang/go.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=go1.27.0 <go1.27.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version go1.27.2
https://github.com/golang/go.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=go1.6 <go1.26.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version go1.26.9
https://github.com/golang/net.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v0.60.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.60.0
golang.org/x/net (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20151216195649-c24de9d546a5 <v0.60.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.60.0
github.com/golang/go (GO):
Affected version(s) >=go1.6 <go1.26.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version go1.26.9
github.com/golang/go (GO):
Affected version(s) >=go1.27.0 <go1.27.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version go1.27.2
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH