Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by Go

CVE-2026-27141Sending certain HTTP/2 frames can cause a server to panic in golang.org/x/net

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity null pointer dereference in golang.org/x/net/http2 from golang.org/x/net. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Due to missing nil check, sending 0x0a-0x0f HTTP/2 frames will cause a running server to panic

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.24rclone1.73.5-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-27141
Gogolang.org/x/net0.51.0GO-2026-4559
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSadsys0.16.4ubuntu1.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-27141

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
golang.org/x/net golang.org/x/net/http2 0.50.0 – before 0.51.0

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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