Excessive CPU consumption from repeated initial window changes in net/http

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-golang-2026-78669",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Excessive CPU consumption from repeated initial window changes in net/http",
    "summary": "A malicious HTTP/2 peer can cause excessive CPU consumption in the client or server by opening a large number of streams and then sending many small SETTINGS frames containing SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE values.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-golang-2026-78669",
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            "value": "1.27.2",
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        "CVE-2026-78669",
        "GO-2026-6611"
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            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/golang",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
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            {
              "type": "CVSS_V3",
              "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
            }
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          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/golang/BIT-golang-2026-78669.json"
          }
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      "modified": "2026-10-16T09:55:38.952277866Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://go.dev/cl/847186",
        "https://go.dev/cl/847308",
        "https://go.dev/issue/81742",
        "https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/U2fTuyDJznI",
        "https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/ZPwCyRUuGBs",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78669",
        "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6611"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
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        ],
        "severity": "High"
      }
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        "value": "CVE-2026-78669",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 338688,
  "published_at": "2026-10-16T08:40:06.076+00:00"
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