CVE-2026-42788

Published: Mag 01, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 02, 2026
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MEDIUM 6,9
Source: 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in mtrudel bandit allows unauthenticated memory exhaustion via oversized HTTP/2 frames.

'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Frame':deserialize/2 in lib/bandit/http2/frame.ex checks the SETTINGS_MAX_FRAME_SIZE limit only after pattern-matching payload::binary-size(length), which requires the entire frame body to be present in memory before either the accept or reject clause can fire. A peer that announces a frame length up to the 24-bit maximum (~16 MiB) causes the server to buffer that entire body before the size guard is evaluated, regardless of the max_frame_size negotiated during the HTTP/2 handshake (default 16 KiB per RFC 9113).

An unauthenticated attacker holding many concurrent connections can force the server to buffer far more memory than the negotiated frame size limit should permit, leading to memory pressure and potential denial of service.

This issue affects bandit: from 0.3.6 before 1.11.0.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0002
Percentile
0,0th
Updated

Single Data Point

Only one EPSS measurement is available for this CVE. Trend analysis requires multiple data points over time.

770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Incomplete
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit/security/advisories/GHSA-q6v9-r226-v65f
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-42788.html
https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit/commit/1e8e55966da9129016b73d32f0e1df4630e3b4…
https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit/security/advisories/GHSA-q6v9-r226-v65f
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-42788