High

Undertow is Vulnerable to HTTP Request/Response Smuggling

  • Disclosed: 27.03.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) io.undertow:undertow-parent <= 2.3.23.Final no fix

References

CVSS score 8.7/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-444
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
io.undertow:undertow-parent
Disclosed
27.03.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8v4x-mgvp-p658 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.undertow:undertow-parent

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
4
First → latest
09.2023 03.2026
Without a fix
3
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 4

Disclosures per year

  1. 2023: 1
  2. 2024: 0
  3. 2025: 0
  4. 2026: 3
  1. High · 8.7 CVE-2026-28369 <= 2.3.23.Final no fix
  2. Undertow is Vulnerable to HTTP Request/Response Smuggling this entry
    High · 8.7 CVE-2026-28368 <= 2.3.23.Final no fix
  3. High · 8.7 CVE-2026-28367 <= 2.3.23.Final no fix
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2023-3223 < 2.2.24.Final 2.2.24.Final

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