CVE-2026-21714 (GCVE-0-2026-21714)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-30 19:07 – Updated: 2026-03-31 18:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A memory leak occurs in Node.js HTTP/2 servers when a client sends WINDOW_UPDATE frames on stream 0 (connection-level) that cause the flow control window to exceed the maximum value of 2³¹-1. The server correctly sends a GOAWAY frame, but the Http2Session object is never cleaned up.
This vulnerability affects HTTP2 users on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 25.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-31 16:14 UTC
CWE
- CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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