CVE-2026-118261

Echo: Decompress permits unbounded gzip expansion in v4

State
Published
Severity
8.2 High
Published
Oct 28, 2026
Updated
Oct 29, 2026
Reserved
Oct 27, 2026

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Description

Echo is a Go web framework. From 4.0.0 until 4.16.1, Echo v4's opt-in Decompress middleware exposes a gzip-decoded request stream without limiting its expanded size. A small compressed request can expand into a very large body when a handler reads or binds it, consuming excessive memory or CPU and allowing repeated or concurrent requests to cause denial of service. The middleware is not enabled by default, and limiting only the compressed request size does not bound the decoded size. This issue is fixed in 4.16.1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

Affected Products

ProductVersions
echolabstack
  • >= 4.0.0, < 4.16.1Affected

References

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