CVE-2026-44452

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 5.9 EPSS 0.25%
Updated Aug 06, 2026
H2O
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.9 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions before 2026-05-29
Fixed In 2026-05-29
Type CWE-170, CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)
Vendor H2O
Public PoC No

h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 8dc37cb, when h2o receives a ClientHello message over TLS or QUIC and it contains a zero-length SNI extension, the h2o server runs over the zero-length hostname while trying to copy the hostname, assuming that it is NULL-terminated. This is a potential denial-of-service attack vector in sense that it might trigger segmentation violation.

This issue has been fixed by commit 8dc37cb.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult 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 H2o
cpe:2.3:a:h2o:h2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2026-05-29