CVE-2026-86250

h3 before 2.0.1-rc.18 Denial of Service via Unbounded Chunked Cookie

Published Sep 6, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
h3 versions before 2.0.1-rc.18 fail to validate the chunk count parsed from user-controlled cookie values in setChunkedCookie() and deleteChunkedCookie() functions. Attackers can send a crafted cookie header with an extremely large chunk count to trigger an O(n²) cleanup loop that hangs the server process.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q5pr-72pq-83v3 H3: Unbounded Chunked Cookie Count in Session Cleanup Loop may Lead to Denial of Service
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared H3js
H3js h3
Vendors & Products H3js
H3js h3
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description h3 versions before 2.0.1-rc.18 fail to validate the chunk count parsed from user-controlled cookie values in setChunkedCookie() and deleteChunkedCookie() functions. Attackers can send a crafted cookie header with an extremely large chunk count to trigger an O(n²) cleanup loop that hangs the server process.
Title h3 before 2.0.1-rc.18 Denial of Service via Unbounded Chunked Cookie
Weaknesses CWE-400
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'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 18, 2026, 5:23 PM
Reserved
Sep 6, 2026, 11:35 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 6, 2026, 12:17 PM
Modified
Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 PM