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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-14888 · published 23 January 2020

CVE-2019-14888: Redhat undertow uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Redhat · Undertow

A vulnerability was found in the Undertow HTTP server in versions before 2.0.28.SP1 when listening on HTTPS. An attacker can target the HTTPS port to carry out a Denial Of Service (DOS) to make the service unavailable on SSL.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.1% · top 18.7% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Undertow HTTP server in versions before 2.0.28.SP1 when listening on HTTPS. An attacker can target the HTTPS port to carry out a Denial Of Service (DOS) to make the service unavailable on SSL.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-14888), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.