CVE-2026-13762 and CVE-2026-13763 - Issue with HTTP/2 multi-frame request body inspection in AWS WAF
Bulletin ID: 2026-048-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 06/29/2026 11:15 PM PDT Description: AWS WAF is a web application firewall that monitors the HTTP(S) requests that are forwarded to your protected web application resources. We identified CVE-2026-13762 and CVE-2026-13763, which are issues affecting HTTP/2 multi-frame request body inspection by AWS WAF. CVE-2026-13762 affects AWS WAF deployment with CloudFront. This issue was remediated server-side; no customer action is required. CVE-2026-13763 affects AWS WAF deployment with AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB). Under certain conditions, a crafted multi-frame HTTP/2 request could cause only a partial request body to be inspected. This issue has been addressed on ALB, and customers can ensure full protection by configuring how AWS WAF inspects HTTP/2 request bodies on their ALB. Please refer to the article below for the most up-to-date and complete information related to this AWS Security Bulletin.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Issues with HTTP/2 multi-frame request body inspection in AWS WAF could lead to incomplete request body processing.
- Who is affected
- AWS WAF deployments with Application Load Balancer (ALB) are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is important to ensure full protection against crafted requests.
- Action
- Configure AWS WAF to properly inspect HTTP/2 request bodies on ALB.
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Details
Original advisory: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-048-aws/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-137620.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-137630.47% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 38% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-13762 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-13763 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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