8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-74836
HTTP/2 connection-window starvation pins Plug processes indefinitely in Bandit
Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in mtrudel bandit allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to pin an unbounded number of HTTP/2 stream processes indefinitely via connection-level flow control. When a stream's response body outruns the HTTP/2 connection-level send window (default 65,535 bytes, shared across all streams on the connection), Bandit.HTTP2.Connection queues the remaining bytes and a reply closure in pending_sends and the stream process blocks forever inside a synchronous call to the connection process. Nothing bounds that wait and nothing purges the queue: a client RST_STREAM for the blocked stream is delivered to its mailbox but never read while it is stuck inside the call, so cancelling frees nothing, and periodic PING frames keep the transport-level read timeout from ever firing. The equivalent block on the stream-level send window is already bounded at 15 seconds; the connection-level path had no such bound. Each stalled stream pins its process, Plug state, and any resource the Plug holds across the blocked write, such as a pooled upstream connection in a reverse-proxy Plug. The attacker chooses any endpoint whose response exceeds the connection window (common for most non-trivial payloads), grants a generous stream-level window so only the connection window limits it, and keeps the connection alive with periodic PINGs; the primitive is repeatable across streams and connections at the cost of one idle socket each. This issue affects bandit: from 0.3.4 before 1.12.5.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 20, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 20, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-74836 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mtrudel bandit
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
Solution
Update Bandit to version 1.12.5 or later to fix denial-of-service via unbounded stream processing.
  • Update Bandit to version 1.12.5 or later.
  • Apply vendor patches if available.
  • Review connection pooling configurations.
  • Monitor resource utilization closely.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-74836.

URL Resource
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74836.html
https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit/commit/f6914aad14bb1365dd6f306aa592cfb0819bed3e
https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit/security/advisories/GHSA-xj8g-532w-jv94
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74836
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  • New CVE Received by 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db

    Aug. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:mtrudel:bandit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'repo': 'https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit', 'vendor': 'mtrudel', 'modules': ["'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Connection'", "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Stream'"], 'product': 'bandit', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0.3.4', 'lessThan': '1.12.5', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:hex/bandit', 'packageName': 'bandit', 'programFiles': ['lib/bandit/http2/connection.ex', 'lib/bandit/http2/stream.ex'], 'collectionURL': 'https://repo.hex.pm', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected', 'programRoutines': [{'name': "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Connection':finish_data/5"}, {'name': "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Connection':handle_frame/3"}, {'name': "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Stream':send_data/3"}]}, {'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:mtrudel:bandit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'repo': 'https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit', 'vendor': 'mtrudel', 'modules': ["'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Connection'", "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Stream'"], 'product': 'bandit', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6feadb31189d18b7dcda6c663112cd3bbaf63a46', 'lessThan': 'f6914aad14bb1365dd6f306aa592cfb0819bed3e', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:github/mtrudel/bandit', 'packageName': 'mtrudel/bandit', 'programFiles': ['lib/bandit/http2/connection.ex', 'lib/bandit/http2/stream.ex'], 'collectionURL': 'https://github.com', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected', 'programRoutines': [{'name': "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Connection':finish_data/5"}, {'name': "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Connection':handle_frame/3"}, {'name': "'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP2.Stream':send_data/3"}]}]
    Added Description Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in mtrudel bandit allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to pin an unbounded number of HTTP/2 stream processes indefinitely via connection-level flow control. When a stream's response body outruns the HTTP/2 connection-level send window (default 65,535 bytes, shared across all streams on the connection), Bandit.HTTP2.Connection queues the remaining bytes and a reply closure in pending_sends and the stream process blocks forever inside a synchronous call to the connection process. Nothing bounds that wait and nothing purges the queue: a client RST_STREAM for the blocked stream is delivered to its mailbox but never read while it is stuck inside the call, so cancelling frees nothing, and periodic PING frames keep the transport-level read timeout from ever firing. The equivalent block on the stream-level send window is already bounded at 15 seconds; the connection-level path had no such bound. Each stalled stream pins its process, Plug state, and any resource the Plug holds across the blocked write, such as a pooled upstream connection in a reverse-proxy Plug. The attacker chooses any endpoint whose response exceeds the connection window (common for most non-trivial payloads), grants a generous stream-level window so only the connection window limits it, and keeps the connection alive with periodic PINGs; the primitive is repeatable across streams and connections at the cost of one idle socket each. This issue affects bandit: from 0.3.4 before 1.12.5.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-770
    Added Reference https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74836.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit/commit/f6914aad14bb1365dd6f306aa592cfb0819bed3e
    Added Reference https://github.com/mtrudel/bandit/security/advisories/GHSA-xj8g-532w-jv94
    Added Reference https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74836
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