CVE-2026-28435 | Payload size limit bypass via gzip decompression in ContentReader (streaming) allows oversized request bodies in cpp-httplib

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cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.35.0, cpp-httplib (httplib.h) does not enforce Server::set_payload_max_length() on the decompressed request body when using HandlerWithContentReader (streaming ContentReader) with Content-Encoding: gzip (or other supported encodings). A small compressed payload can expand beyond the configured payload limit and be processed by the application, enabling a payload size limit bypass and potential denial of service (CPU/memory exhaustion). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.35.0.

Published: 2026-03-04 Last update: 2026-03-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-28435 is rated Exploit Available (50.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-28435

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-28435

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-10 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2026-03-05 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-28435

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-28435

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-28435

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-28435 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cpp-httplib), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): open 2, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-28435
suse high CVE-2026-28435 severity important: SUSE including 2 source package names (cpp-httplib-devel-0.38.0-1.1, libcpp-httplib0_38-0.38.0-1.1), 2 product×package rows across 1 product lines (openSUSE Tumbleweed): Fixed 2. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28435/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-28435 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cpp-httplib), 4 status rows across 4 suites (jammy, noble, questing, upstream): needs-triage 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-28435

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-28435

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
yhirose cpp-httplib < 0.35.0 cpe:2.3:a:yhirose:cpp-httplib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-28435

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