Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Undertow (io.undertow:undertow-core) versions before 2.2.38.Final, and from 2.3.0.Alpha1 before 2.3.20.Final, are affected. A remote client can send malformed HTTP/2 requests that cause repeated server-side stream resets without tripping abuse counters, forcing excessive server workload and a denial of service. Upgrade to 2.2.38.Final or 2.3.20.Final.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CNA (redhat) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.023, the 83rd percentile, on 13 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 2 Sept 2025, 13:37 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
- 2 Sept 2025, 14:15 UTC Confirmed by NVD
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-95h4-w6j8-2rp8
- OSV: GHSA-95h4-w6j8-2rp8
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9784
- github.com/undertow-io/undertow/pull/1805
- github.com/undertow-io/undertow/pull/1804
- github.com/undertow-io/undertow/pull/1803
- github.com/undertow-io/undertow/pull/1802
- github.com/undertow-io/undertow/pull/1778
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/767506
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/767506
- issues.redhat.com/browse/UNDERTOW-2598
- github.com/undertow-io/undertow/releases/tag/2.2.38.Final
- github.com/undertow-io/undertow
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2392306