nghttp2 is an implementation of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 in C. Prior to version 1.68.1, the nghttp2 library stops reading the incoming data when user facing public API nghttp2_session_terminate_session or nghttp2_session_terminate_session2 is called by the application. They might be called internally by the library when it detects the situation that is subject to connection error. Due to the missing internal state validation, the library keeps reading the rest of the data after one of those APIs is called. Then receiving a malformed frame that causes FRAME_SIZE_ERROR causes assertion failure. nghttp2 v1.68.1 adds missing state validation to avoid assertion failure. No known workarounds are available.
CVE-2026-27135
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 91% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 51.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 18, 2026
Last Modified
June 30, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated May 13, 2026[SECURITY] [DLA 4581-1] nghttp2 security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00025.htmloss-security - nghttp2 Denial of service: Assertion failure due to the missing state validation
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/20/3Denial of service: Assertion failure due to the missing state validation · Advisory · nghttp2/nghttp2 · GitHub
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/security/advisories/GHSA-6933-cjhr-5qg6Fix missing iframe->state validations to avoid assertion failure · nghttp2/nghttp2@5c7df8f · GitHub
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/5c7df8fa815ac1004d9ecb9d1f7595c4d37f46e1Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-27135(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:27200Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.62 SP4 security update
- RHSA-2026:27201Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.62 SP4 security update
- RHSA-2026:25096Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.2.2 (cuda)
- RHSA-2026:21695Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.91 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:21690Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.67 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:21656Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.43 bug fix and security update
- CVE-2026-27135Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
nghttp2 Denial of service: Assertion failure due to the missing state validation
- RHSA-2026:20087Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.63 bug fix and security update
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Patch Availability(30)
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Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
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Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:10065IMPORTANT2026-03-18
RHSA-2026:10065 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:11768IMPORTANT2026-03-18
RHSA-2026:11768 — Important
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RHSA-2026:6190 — Important
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RHSA-2026:7302 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:7310IMPORTANT2026-03-18
RHSA-2026:7310 — Important
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