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CVE-2026-47077 benoitc CVE debrief
A resource exhaustion vulnerability exists in the hackney HTTP client library for Erlang/Elixir, specifically affecting HTTP/3 response handling. The `hackney_h3:await_response_loop/6` function accumulates response body data in memory without enforcing a maximum size limit. The timeout mechanism resets on each received chunk or control frame rather than serving as a hard deadline, allowing a malicious server to maintain an open connection indefinitely by sending minimal data at intervals just below the timeout threshold. This unbounded accumulation leads to linear memory growth until the BEAM process heap is exhausted, resulting in denial of service through out-of-memory conditions. The vulnerability affects versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.0, with remediation available in version 4.0.1.
- Vendor
- benoitc
- Product
- hackney
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.2
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-05-25
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-24
- Advisory published
- 2026-05-25
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-24
Who should care
Organizations running Erlang/Elixir applications using hackney for HTTP/3 client connections, particularly those connecting to untrusted or third-party HTTP/3 servers. Infrastructure teams monitoring BEAM VM memory usage and application developers implementing HTTP client functionality.
Technical summary
The vulnerability resides in `hackney_h3:await_response_loop/6` where HTTP/3 response body chunks are accumulated in a buffer without size constraints. The receive loop uses a timeout that resets on every message (data chunks, housekeeping messages, settings frames), meaning a malicious server can keep the connection alive by sending minimal data just before timeout expiration. With `Fin = false` and no final frame ever sent, the buffer grows without bound until memory exhaustion. This is a classic slowloris-style attack adapted for HTTP/3's framing mechanism. The fix in commit 3d25f9fea26c90609de9d64366fedfe5065413bc likely introduces maximum buffer size enforcement or independent wall-clock timeouts.
Defensive priority
HIGH
Recommended defensive actions
- Upgrade hackney to version 4.0.1 or later which contains the fix
- If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement application-level response size limits for HTTP/3 requests
- Monitor BEAM process memory usage for unexpected growth patterns
- Consider network-level rate limiting or connection timeouts for untrusted HTTP/3 endpoints
- Review and audit HTTP/3 server connections in production environments for anomalous behavior
Evidence notes
CVE published 2026-05-25; modified 2026-05-26. NVD status: Undergoing Analysis. CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) identified. CVSS 4.0 vector: AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-47077 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47077
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-47077 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47077
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-47077.html
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db - Third Party Advisory, Patch
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/benoitc/hackney/commit/3d25f9fea26c90609de9d64366fedfe5065413bc
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db - Patch
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/benoitc/hackney/security/advisories/GHSA-jq4m-q6p2-8gwc
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db - Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Patch
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-47077
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db - Third Party Advisory, Patch
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