CVE-2026-28367
HIGH8.7EPSS 0.05%Undertow is Vulnerable to HTTP Request/Response Smuggling
Published: 3/27/2026Modified: 3/31/2026
Also known as:GHSA-3gv6-g396-9v4r
Description
A flaw was found in Undertow. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending `\r\r\r` as a header block terminator. This can be used for request smuggling with certain proxy servers, such as older versions of Apache Traffic Server and Google Cloud Classic Application Load Balancer, potentially leading to unauthorized access or manipulation of web requests.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/undertowfrom 0
- Maven/io.undertow:undertow-parentfrom 0, <= 2.3.23.Final
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |