CVE-2026-21714

A memory leak occurs in Node.js HTTP/2 servers when a client sends WINDOW_UPDATE frames on stream 0 (connection-level) that cause the flow control window to exceed the maximum value of 2³¹-1. The server correctly sends a GOAWAY frame, but the Http2Session object is never cleaned up. This vulnerability affects HTTP2 users on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 25.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2026-security-releases	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-03-30 20:16

Updated : 2026-08-19 13:35

NVD link : CVE-2026-21714

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21714

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21714

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nodejs

node.js

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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