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Denial of service in a2aproject a2a-go Distributed Manager Cancel

Priority LOW 37CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

The a2aproject a2a-go package up to and including 2.4.0 has a flaw in the Cancel function of the Distributed Manager. The code does not properly shut down or release resources (CWE-404), which lets a remote attacker without privileges or user interaction cause a denial of service.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

Description from the CNA

A vulnerability was identified in a2aproject a2a-go up to 2.4.0. The affected element is the function Cancel of the file internal/taskexec/distributed_manager.go of the component Distributed Manager. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. The name of the patch is 14e41a978b31e134ffa1170d8657f9dd98529aa3. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00552 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed a2a-go (a2aproject): 2.5.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
a2aprojecta2a-go2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4.02.5.0Patch availableCNA
  • a2a-go Vendora2aproject Affected 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:a2aproject:a2a-go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——a2aproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:a2aproject:a2a-go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·a2aproject

Remediation

Upgrade a2aproject a2a-go to version 2.5.0, which fixes this issue. The fix is available as patch 14e41a978b31e134ffa1170d8657f9dd98529aa3.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

  • Fix · CNA a2a-go (a2aproject) Fixed in 2.5.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117504
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-339m-8vxp-vp6f
  3. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-76905 Android A2A Java SDK forwards API keys across redirects CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-76904 A2A Java SDK default task store skips authorization on task reads CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-76847 Server-side request forgery in A2A Java SDK push notifications CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2026-81183 Resource consumption in a2aproject a2a-go REST SSE handler CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-61722 HTTP response splitting in a2aproject a2a-java CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-80567 Error message leaks sensitive information in a2a-go CreateExecutor CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
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