Spring Reactor Netty up to 1.0.52/1.2.18/1.3.6 HTTP Server allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spring Reactor Netty up to 1.0.52/1.2.18/1.3.6. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component HTTP Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-47874. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spring Reactor Netty up to 1.0.52/1.2.18/1.3.6. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The vulnerability occurs when a client sends HTTP/1.1 pipelined requests over a single connection, causing the Reactor Netty HTTP server to consume an excessive amount of memory. Reactor Netty 1.3.0 - 1.3.6 Reactor Netty 1.1.0 - 1.2.18 Reactor Netty 1.0.52 and earlier

The advisory is shared for download at spring.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-47874 since 05/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-66831). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/20/2026 CVE reserved
08/27/2026 +99 days Advisory disclosed
08/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: spring.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-47874 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-47874
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-396052
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2026 02:31
Updated: 08/27/2026 05:47
Changes: 08/27/2026 02:31 (62), 08/27/2026 05:47 (1)
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