CVE-2026-124040: CivetWeb through 1.16 HTTP/2 Use-After-Free via Stale Pseudo-Header State
Affected: civetweb · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 44% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
CivetWeb through 1.16, when built with USE_HTTP2 and enable_http2 on, contains a use-after-free vulnerability in handle_http2() that retains freed :method and :path pointers. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send a later HEADERS frame omitting these pseudo-headers to influence request method or path seen by access rules, or crash the server.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- civetweb · civetwebup to and including 1.16
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- civetweb
- Published
- November 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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