# CVE-2026-78667: Lack of limit on size of parsed Range headers in net/http

- Also known as: GO-2026-6609, BIT-GOLANG-2026-78667
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- 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: 1.26.9, 1.27.2
- Published: 2026-10-08 · Updated: 2026-10-09

## Affected

- net/http: fixed in 1.26.9; from 1.27.0-0, fixed in 1.27.2
- stdlib (Go): fixed in 1.26.9; from 1.27.0-0, fixed in 1.27.2

## Description

When parsing a Range header containing a large number of small ranges, FileServer(FS), ServeContent, and ServeFile(FS) can consume an excessive amount of CPU.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on net/http, stdlib, upgrade to a fixed version (1.26.9, 1.27.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://go.dev/cl/847309
- https://go.dev/issue/81858
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/U2fTuyDJznI
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6609

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