Resource exhaustion in AWS Aws-Smithy-Http-Server
CVE-2026-16756
Missing connection and header-read timeouts and the absence of a concurrent-connection cap in the default serve() path of Amazon aws-smithy-http-server might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by opening many connections and sending partial requests that are never completed, exhausting server sockets and tasks. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to aws-smithy-http-server 0.66.5 or later.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (54.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- AWS Aws-Smithy-Http-Server — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (release-notes, patch)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (release-notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-16756?
- CVE-2026-16756 is a high-severity vulnerability in AWS Aws-Smithy-Http-Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16756?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.