CVE-2026-56853
When a server is configured to support unencrypted HTTP/2, it reads a few bytes from each new connection to see if they contain the HTTP/2 client preface. ReadHeaderTimeout is unexpectedly not being applied when doing this.
Published:Aug 13, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 14, 2026
EPS:Aug 13, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0022
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Go Standard Library
Product
Net/http
Go Standard Library
Net/http
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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