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Http4s EUVDEUVD-2026-79176

| CVE-2026-69216 MEDIUM
HTTP Request/Response Smuggling (CWE-444)
2026-09-15 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-jrpm-956j-96jg
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service HTTP request consistency
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Request smuggling in http4s Ember affects ember-core (server and client) before 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47 because the chunked decoder trims chunk-size tokens and accepts leading '+' or '-' signs instead of requiring hexadecimal digits followed by the mandatory CRLF. When Ember runs behind an intermediary that forwards chunked bodies without re-encoding and parses chunk boundaries differently, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve TE.TE request smuggling that bypasses intermediary controls, poisons shared caches, or hijacks queued requests; the same response-path leniency enables response smuggling when ember-client is used as a gateway in front of a malicious or compromised upstream. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry is associated with this issue at time of analysis, and no EPSS score was supplied in the source data.

Affected VersionsENISA

http4s 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47
http4s < 0.23.35

Affected Packages

maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 fix: 0.23.35
maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13 fix: 0.23.35, 1.0.0-M47
maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3 fix: 0.23.35, 1.0.0-M47
euvd http4s fix: 0.23.35
euvd http4s_1_0_0_m1 fix: 1.0.0-M47

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 5 packages in maven, euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 15, 2026 - 20:19 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s chunk decoder trims the chunk-size token and accepts leading plus or minus signs instead of requiring one or more hexadecimal digits followed by the required CRLF. When an intermediary forwards chunked data without re-encoding and interprets malformed chunk boundaries differently, an unauthenticated attacker can create TE.TE request smuggling that bypasses intermediary controls, poisons caches, or hijacks the request queue. The same response-path leniency can enable response smuggling against an ember-client used as a gateway when the upstream is malicious or compromised. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 3 maven packages depend on org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 (2 direct, 1 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.23.35.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84% exploitable
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

47
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

HTTP request smuggling exploits inconsistencies in how front-end and back-end servers parse HTTP message boundaries.

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