CVE-2026-28368Undertow: undertow: request smuggling via inconsistent header parsing
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A flaw was found in Undertow. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to construct specially crafted requests where header names are parsed differently by Undertow compared to upstream proxies. This discrepancy in header interpretation can be exploited to launch request smuggling attacks, potentially bypassing security controls and accessing unauthorized resources.
- CVSS
- 8.7 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-444
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform | from 2.3.24.SP2-redhat-00001 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 redhat:camel_spring_boot | 4 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 redhat:apache_camel_hawtio | 4 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8 redhat:jboss_data_grid | 8 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | 10 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7 redhat:jboss_fuse | 7 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack redhat:jbosseapxp | All versions | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Process Automation 7 redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform | 7 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on | 7 | CNA record |
redhat build_of_apache_camel_-_hawtio redhat:build_of_apache_camel_-_hawtio | 4.0 | NVD |
redhat build_of_apache_camel_for_spring_boot redhat:build_of_apache_camel_for_spring_boot | 4.0 | NVD |
redhat data_grid redhat:data_grid | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat fuse redhat:fuse | 7.0.0 | NVD |
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 7.0.0; 8.0.0 | NVD |
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform_expansion_pack redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_expansion_pack | all versions | NVD |
redhat process_automation redhat:process_automation | 7.0 | NVD |
redhat single_sign-on redhat:single_sign-on | 7.0 | NVD |
redhat undertow redhat:undertow | all versions | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 9.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25125vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25126vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28368vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat, vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443261issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat, vendor-advisory
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