CVE-2026-44435

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 7.5 EPSS 0.28%
Updated Aug 06, 2026
Quicly
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH)
Affected Versions before 2026-05-29
Fixed In 2026-05-29
Type CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), CWE-617
Vendor Quicly
Public PoC No

Quicly is an IETF QUIC protocol implementation intended primarily for use within the H2O HTTP server. Prior to commit 937d0e9, an assertion failure is raised when the total number of valid handshake messages received over a CRYPTO stream of a single packet number space exceeds 32KB, causing a Denial of Service. This issue has been fixed by commit 937d0e9.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products 1

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
H2o Quicly
cpe:2.3:a:h2o:quicly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2026-05-29