h3 versions before 2.0.1-rc.18 fail to validate the chunk count parsed from user-controlled cookie values in setChunkedCookie() and deleteChunkedCookie() functions. Attackers can send a crafted cookie header with an extremely large chunk count to trigger an O(n²) cleanup loop that hangs the server process.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q5pr-72pq-83v3 H3: Unbounded Chunked Cookie Count in Session Cleanup Loop may Lead to Denial of Service
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-606
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared H3js
H3js h3
Vendors & Products H3js
H3js h3

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Description h3 versions before 2.0.1-rc.18 fail to validate the chunk count parsed from user-controlled cookie values in setChunkedCookie() and deleteChunkedCookie() functions. Attackers can send a crafted cookie header with an extremely large chunk count to trigger an O(n²) cleanup loop that hangs the server process.
Title h3 before 2.0.1-rc.18 Denial of Service via Unbounded Chunked Cookie
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-18T17:23:10.520Z

Reserved: 2026-09-06T11:35:19.316Z

Link: CVE-2026-86250

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T17:18:06.665Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-06T12:17:15.767

Modified: 2026-09-18T18:17:18.657

Link: CVE-2026-86250

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-06T12:00:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-86250 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-21T06:15:10Z

Weaknesses