# CVE-2026-94450: Potential denial of service when configured to send Retry packets in s2n-quic

- Also known as: GHSA-5RW2-6X5M-V22X
- 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
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-22 · Updated: 2026-10-20

## Affected

- AWS s2n-quic: through 1.88.0

## Description

Improper validation of the Destination Connection ID length in s2n-quic 1.88.0 and earlier may allow an unauthenticated remote user to cause a denial of service by shutting down a server endpoint via a single crafted UDP datagram. Only server endpoints specifically configured to send Retry packets are affected. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.89.0 or later.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AWS s2n-quic, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/aws/s2n-quic/releases/tag/v1.89.0
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-116-aws/
- https://github.com/aws/s2n-quic/security/advisories/GHSA-5rw2-6x5m-v22x

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