Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78669 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Excessive CPU consumption from repeated initial window changes in net/http. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps golang.org/x/net/golang.org/x/net/http2 (generic), Go standard library/net/http (generic), Go standard library/net/http/internal/http2 (generic), golang.org/x/net (go) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps golang.org/x/net/golang.org/x/net/http2 (generic), Go standard library/net/http (generic), Go standard library/net/http/internal/http2 (generic), golang.org/x/net (go) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| golang.org/x/net/golang.org/x/net/http2generic | >=0 <0.60.0 | 0.60.0 |
| Go standard library/net/httpgeneric | >=0 <1.26.9 | 1.26.9 |
| Go standard library/net/http/internal/http2generic | >=1.27.0-0 <1.27.2 | 1.27.2 |
| golang.org/x/netgo | >=0 <0.60.0 | 0.60.0 |
| stdlibgo | >=0 <1.26.9 | 1.26.9 |
| stdlibgo | >=1.27.0-0 <1.27.2 | 1.27.2 |
Published upstream
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 8, 2026
A malicious HTTP/2 peer can cause excessive CPU consumption in the client or server by opening a large number of streams and then sending many small SETTINGS frames containing SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE values.
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