CVE-2026-115269: mtrudel bandit HTTP/2 stream resource exhaustion

CVE-2026-115269 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-26

Bandit is an Elixir web server that uses HTTP/2 to serve web applications. An attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 frames to keep stream processes open indefinitely, blocking the application from reading request bodies and consuming server resources. This denial-of-service attack requires no authentication and can exhaust a server's capacity to handle legitimate requests.

Technologies: Mtrudel Bandit. Vendors: Mtrudel.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-115269 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115269 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-115269?
Informational severity, published 26 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Mtrudel Bandit 1.4.0 to 1.13.x.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115269?
Yes: fixed in bandit 1.14.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-115269 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-115269?
Check whether you run Mtrudel Bandit at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: bandit 1.14.0

Technical details

The HTTP/2 request body reader in bandit (Bandit.HTTP2.Stream.do_read_data/4) resets a read timeout on each iteration, including when stream WINDOW_UPDATE frames or zero-delta SETTINGS frames are received without delivering body data. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send these 9-byte control frames repeatedly to prevent the timeout from firing, holding stream processes and application-level resources indefinitely. This affects bandit versions 1.4.0 through 1.13.x; a fix exists in 1.14.0 and later.

Affected products

  • mtrudel bandit 1.4.0 to 1.13.x

Timeline

  • 2026-10-26: disclosed

References

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