# CVE-2026-117503: a2aproject a2a-go REST SSE handler rest.go resource consumption

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110861
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-27 · Updated: 2026-10-27

## Summary

The a2a-go library, an agent-to-agent communication framework written in Go, is affected through its REST Server-Sent Events (SSE) handler. A remote attacker can send crafted requests that cause excessive resource consumption, which may degrade or disrupt the affected service.

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

## Affected

- a2aproject a2a-go: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4.0

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in a2aproject a2a-go up to 2.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file a2asrv/rest.go of the component REST SSE handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.0 is recommended to address this issue. Patch name: ff6035bd21e44bb3ee1bfa547885b8c08327fa01. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

## What to do

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/427070
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/427070/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-117503
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1015052
- https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-go/pull/396
- https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-go/commit/ff6035bd21e44bb3ee1bfa547885b8c08327fa01
- https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-go/releases/tag/v2.5.0
- https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-go/

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