HTTP/2 Bomb exploits HPACK and flow control; a single client can hold 32GB memory in 20 seconds, causing server outages.
TL;DR: CVE-2026-49975, dubbed the “HTTP/2 Bomb,” is a critical remote Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting default HTTP/2 configurations of major web servers including NGINX, Apache HTTPD, ...
Security vulnerabilities exist in NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus from F5. One is already being exploited and leads to DoS conditions.
The HTTP/2 Bomb exploit chains two known denial-of-service (DoS) attack techniques to knock major web servers offline.