CVE-2026-89090
Denial of service in the event stream header decoder in AWS SDK for Go v2
Description
An unrecovered panic in the event stream header decoder in Amazon AWS SDK for Go v2 before release-2026-03-23 might allow an unauthenticated remote actor to terminate the consuming application process via a crafted event stream response frame containing a header value type outside the valid range. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to release-2026-03-23 or later, and patch any forked or derivative code.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 11, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 11, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 |
Solution
- Upgrade AWS SDK for Go v2 to release-2026-03-23.
- Patch any forked or derivative code.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-89090', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-11T19:19:50.301461Z'} -
New CVE Received by ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Sep. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An unrecovered panic in the event stream header decoder in Amazon AWS SDK for Go v2 before release-2026-03-23 might allow an unauthenticated remote actor to terminate the consuming application process via a crafted event stream response frame containing a header value type outside the valid range. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to release-2026-03-23 or later, and patch any forked or derivative code. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/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 CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-248 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89090.json">CVE-2026-89090</a> Added Reference https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-110-aws/ Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/releases/tag/release-2026-03-23 Added Reference https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/security/advisories/GHSA-xmrv-pmrh-hhx2