CVE-2026-40170

HIGH

ngtcp2 <1.22.1 qlog Transport Parameters - Stack Buffer Overflow

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

ngtcp2 is a C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol. In versions prior to 1.22.1, ngtcp2_qlog_parameters_set_transport_params() serializes peer transport parameters into a fixed 1024-byte stack buffer without bounds checking. When qlog is enabled, a remote peer can send sufficiently large transport parameters during the QUIC handshake to cause writes beyond the buffer boundary, resulting in a stack buffer overflow. This affects deployments that enable the qlog callback and process untrusted peer transport parameters. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.1. If developers are unable to immediately upgrade, they can disable the qlog on client.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0058
EPSS Percentile 42.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-121
Status published
Products (3)
nghttp2/ngtcp2 < 1.22.1
ngtcp2/ngtcp2 < 1.22.1
tatsuhiro-t/ngtcp2 < 1.22.1
Published Apr 16, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 17, 2026