Uncontrolled resource consumption in Eclipse Jetty
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
In Eclipse Jetty, versions 12.0.0-12.0.31 and 12.1.0-12.0.5, class GzipHandler exposes a vulnerability when a compressed HTTP request, with Content-Encoding: gzip, is processed and the corresponding response is not compressed. This happens because the JDK Inflater is allocated for decompressing the request, but it is not released because the release mechanism is tied to the compressed response. In this case, since the response is not compressed, the release mechanism does not trigger, causing the leak.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Jetty | 12.0.0 – 12.0.31; 12.1.0. – 12.1.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) | 12.1.0 to before 12.1.6 | 12.1.6 | Patch available | GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f |
| — | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) | 12.0.0 to before 12.0.32 | 12.0.32 | Patch available | GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f |
- Eclipse Jetty VendorEclipse Foundation Affected 12.0.0 – 12.0.31; 12.1.0. – 12.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 12.1.0 to before 12.1.6 Fixed in 12.1.6 Patch available GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f
- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.0.32 Fixed in 12.0.32 Patch available GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0 to before 12.0.32; 12.1.0 to before 12.1.6 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 to before 12.0.32; 12.1.0 to before 12.1.6 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) Fixed in 12.1.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) Fixed in 12.0.32 Advisory →
Red Hat 16 advisories
- RHSA-2026:60259 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.20 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.20 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:60256 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.22 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.22 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:60254 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.21 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.21 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
Show 13 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:60252 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.19 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:60251 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.16 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:60250 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.18 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:60249 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.13 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
- RHSA-2026:60248 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.14 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
- RHSA-2026:60247 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.12 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
- RHSA-2026:60246 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.17 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:60239 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.15 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
- RHSA-2026:25125 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 8 eap8-activemq-artemis-2.40.0-7.redhat_00015.1.el8eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-cli-2.40.0-7.redhat_00015.1.el8eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-commons-2.40.0-7.redhat_00015.1.el8eap +19
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 9 eap8-activemq-artemis-2.40.0-7.redhat_00015.1.el9eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-cli-2.40.0-7.redhat_00015.1.el9eap, eap8-activemq-artemis-commons-2.40.0-7.redhat_00015.1.el9eap +19
- RHSA-2026:25126 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 io.undertow.undertow-core-2.3.24.SP2-redhat-00001.jar, org.jboss.activemq.artemis.integration.artemis-wildfly-integration-2.0.3.Final-redhat-00001.jar
- RHSA-2026:25089 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantHawtIO 4.4.0 for Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 Release and security update.
- HawtIO HawtIO 4.4.0
- RHSA-2026:21772 Released 2026-05-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28.0 Release.
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/openvsx-rhel9 +3
- RHSA-2026:8509 Released 2026-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.0 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | Affected | No fix yet |
| HawtIO HawtIO 4.4.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:25089 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60247 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60249 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60248 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60239 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60251 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60246 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60250 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60252 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60259 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.21 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60254 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60256 |
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:8509 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:25125 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:25125 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:25126 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21772 |
Not affected: 32 products
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.20
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.21
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.22
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6
- Red Hat Offline Knowledge Portal
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3
- Red Hat build of Debezium 2
- Red Hat build of Debezium 3
- streams for Apache Kafka 2
- streams for Apache Kafka 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1605
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:8509 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-10 Fix available: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.0 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 · Red Hat
References
More Eclipse Foundation Jetty vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-08807 Digest authentication lossy encoding CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-01972 HTTP Request Smuggling via Chunked Extension Quoted-String Parsing CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2015-01867 The exception handling code in Eclipse Jetty before 9.2.9.v20150224 allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-09394 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Eclipse Jetty CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13463 Information disclosure in Eclipse Jetty CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-1605 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1605 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxh7-fcf3-rj7f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-1605 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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