CVE-2026-54399

Apache HttpComponents Core: Unbounded HTTP Header/Line Length in Default Configuration

Published Jul 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the HTTP/1.1 message parser in Apache HttpComponents Core (5.4.2 and earlier, 5.5-beta1 and earlier) allows an remote attacker to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion by sending messages with excessive number of headers / excessive header length

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hf6x-8p5f-cgmf Apache HttpComponents Core HTTP/1 header parsing can cause memory-exhaustion denial of service
History
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First Time appeared Apache
Apache httpcomponents Core
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache httpcomponents Core
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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': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the HTTP/1.1 message parser in Apache HttpComponents Core (5.4.2 and earlier, 5.5-beta1 and earlier) allows an remote attacker to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion by sending messages with excessive number of headers / excessive header length
Title Apache HttpComponents Core: Unbounded HTTP Header/Line Length in Default Configuration
Weaknesses CWE-400
References

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Jul 1, 2026, 5:36 PM
Reserved
Jun 13, 2026, 10:04 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 1, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 5:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 1, 2026, 5:02 PM