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HIGH

CVE-2026-84382

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-28

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

HTTPX2 is a next generation HTTP client for Python. Prior to 2.12.0, the HTTPX2 content decoders in src/httpx2/httpx2/_decoders.py fully inflate each gzip, deflate, br, or zstd network chunk before iter_bytes() or aiter_bytes() yields bounded pieces to the application. A 64 KiB compressed chunk can expand to approximately 64 MiB in one intermediate allocation, so an attacker-controlled or compromised server can cause severe memory pressure or out-of-memory process termination even when the appli

Technical details

Published
2026-09-02
Last Modified
2026-09-03

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84382?

HTTPX2 is a next generation HTTP client for Python. Prior to 2.12.0, the HTTPX2 content decoders in src/httpx2/httpx2/_decoders.py fully inflate each gzip, deflate, br, or zstd network chunk before iter_bytes() or aiter_bytes() yields bounded pieces to the application. A 64 KiB compressed chunk can expand to approximately 64 MiB in one intermediate allocation, so an attacker-controlled or compromised server can cause severe memory pressure or out-of-memory process termination even when the appli

Is CVE-2026-84382 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-84382 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-09-28, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-84382?

CVE-2026-84382 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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