ETK-2026-2553Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.description
h2o's compressed static-file variant handling can write past a heap buffer. A remote client advertising Zstd support can crash a worker when file.send-compressed is enabled.
mitigation
Upgrade h2o to commits a60aea4 and above or later.
fixed in commits a60aea4 and above
outcome
Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-23 08:58Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
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{ "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2553", "cve_id": null, "display_id": "ETK-2026-2553", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-8628-6j2f-ppm9", "euvd_id": null, "status": "published", "anchor_state": "awaiting_cve", "title": "Heap buffer overflow in h2o static-file compression handling", "summary": "h2o's compressed static-file variant handling can write past a heap buffer. A remote client advertising Zstd support can crash a worker when `file.send-compressed` is enabled.", "mitigation": "Upgrade h2o to commits a60aea4 and above or later.", "vendor": "other", "product": "other:h2o", "affected": [ { "affected_notes": [ "commits up to d21e7cb" ], "affected_ranges": [], "ecosystem": "other", "fixed_versions": [ "commits a60aea4 and above" ], "package_name": "h2o", "purl": null } ], "cwes": null, "cvss_score": 7.5, "cvss_src": "cna_vendor", "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "epss_score": null, "epss_percentile": null, "epss_asof": null, "automation": "deterministic", "check": true, "check_confidence_basis": "differential", "exploit": false, "pipeline_minutes": 24.627988816666665, "t0_at": null, "signals": { "check": { "at": "2026-10-24T17:27:27.167798+00:00", "days": -0.22344157537037038, "is_lower_bound": true, "measured_at": "2026-10-24T22:49:12.579037+00:00", "url": null }, "trigger_signal": { "at": "2026-10-23T08:58:54+00:00", "days": -1.5766032396990741, "is_lower_bound": true, "measured_at": "2026-10-24T22:49:12.579037+00:00", "url": "https://github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-8628-6j2f-ppm9" } } }
published 2026-10-24 17:02Z
last change 2026-10-24 22:27Z
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