CVE-2026-124040 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 8.1. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
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Vendor revision: Nov 11, 2026
Release Notes
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.5%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-124040?
CivetWeb through 1.16, when built with USE_HTTP2 and enable_http2 on, contains a use-after-free vulnerability in handle_http2() that retains freed :method and :path pointers. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send a later HEADERS frame omitting these pseudo-headers to influence request method or path seen by access rules, or crash the server.