CVE-2026-121737: Meta proxygen use-after-free in HTTP session handling

CVE-2026-121737 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-11

Meta's proxygen is an HTTP server library used by web services to handle client connections. When an unauthenticated client sends pipelined HTTP requests and stops reading mid-stream, a race condition can cause the server to use freed memory. This leads to server crashes and potential denial of service, with possible memory corruption allowing further attacks.

Technologies: Meta Proxygen. Vendors: Meta.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-121737 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-121737 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-121737?
Informational severity, published 11 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Meta Proxygen before v2026.11.09.00.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-121737?
Yes: fixed in v2026.11.09.00. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-121737 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-121737?
Check whether you run Meta Proxygen 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: v2026.11.09.00

Technical details

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in proxygen's coroutine-based HTTP session handling when processing pipelined HTTP/1.1 requests. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the flaw by pipelining a second request start and then stopping reads, causing the session to free a stream while resetting connection streams on write timeout, then reuse the freed stream. This affects all versions before v2026.11.09.00 and requires only network access with no authentication.

Affected products

  • Meta proxygen before v2026.11.09.00

Timeline

  • 2026-11-11: disclosed
  • 2026-11-09: patched

References

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