Resource exhaustion in Eclipse Jetty

CVE-2026-1605

In Eclipse Jetty, versions 12.0.0-12.0.31 and 12.1.0-12.0.5, class GzipHandler exposes a vulnerability when a compressed HTTP request, with Content-Encoding: gzip, is processed and the corresponding response is not compressed. This happe…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1605?
CVE-2026-1605 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-1605?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.