CVE-2026-44909

HTTP/2 Flow‑Control Exploit Causes Unbounded Memory Growth in Proxygen

Published Jul 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Proxygen lacked a generalized slow-consumer detection mechanism in its core HTTP session layer. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit HTTP/2 flow-control by setting SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE to 0 or withholding WINDOW_UPDATE frames, causing the server to buffer complete response bodies in memory indefinitely for stalled streams. By opening many simultaneous streams requesting large resources while preventing the server from transmitting responses, an attacker could induce unbounded memory growth leading to service degradation, resource exhaustion, or denial of service. Versions v2017.01.16.00 through v2026.07.20.00 are affected.

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History
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Title HTTP/2 Flow‑Control Exploit Causes Unbounded Memory Growth in Proxygen
Weaknesses CWE-399
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Title Memory Exhaustion via HTTP/2 Flow‑Control in Proxygen Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-789
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Title Memory Exhaustion via HTTP/2 Flow‑Control in Proxygen Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-789
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First Time appeared Facebook
Facebook proxygen
Vendors & Products Facebook
Facebook proxygen
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Description Proxygen lacked a generalized slow-consumer detection mechanism in its core HTTP session layer. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit HTTP/2 flow-control by setting SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE to 0 or withholding WINDOW_UPDATE frames, causing the server to buffer complete response bodies in memory indefinitely for stalled streams. By opening many simultaneous streams requesting large resources while preventing the server from transmitting responses, an attacker could induce unbounded memory growth leading to service degradation, resource exhaustion, or denial of service. Versions v2017.01.16.00 through v2026.07.20.00 are affected.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

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

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Meta
Published
Updated
Jul 23, 2026, 7:07 PM
Reserved
May 8, 2026, 2:33 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 23, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 1:10 PM