The HTTP/2 server can refund connection-level flow control twice for the same data: Once when a client resets a stream (refunding data for any sent-but-unread portion of the stream), and again when a request handler reads the buffered data. A malicious client can exploit this to bypass the configured connection-level flow control limit (MaxReceiveBufferPerConnection). Total buffered data is still limited by the concurrent stream limit and stream-level flow control.
History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-675
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-399

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Go Standard Library
Go Standard Library net/http
Go Standard Library net/http2
Vendors & Products Go Standard Library
Go Standard Library net/http
Go Standard Library net/http2

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-399

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The HTTP/2 server can refund connection-level flow control twice for the same data: Once when a client resets a stream (refunding data for any sent-but-unread portion of the stream), and again when a request handler reads the buffered data. A malicious client can exploit this to bypass the configured connection-level flow control limit (MaxReceiveBufferPerConnection). Total buffered data is still limited by the concurrent stream limit and stream-level flow control.
Title Double flow control refund on HTTP/2 server streams in net/http
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published: 2026-10-08T22:53:59.772Z

Updated: 2026-10-09T16:42:50.839Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T23:36:15.738Z

Link: CVE-2026-78663

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T16:39:53.678Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-08T23:17:03.647

Modified: 2026-10-09T17:16:49.420

Link: CVE-2026-78663

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-08T22:53:59Z

Links: CVE-2026-78663 - Bugzilla