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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 30, 2026 01:16:53 UTC

CVE-2026-91920

A flaw was found in the ChunkReader component of the Undertow web server, which is used to handle chunked transfer encoding in HTTP requests. The issue occurs because a security check for the chunk size is performed before the value is shifted, allowing a specifically crafted 15-digit chunk size to bypass the limit and overflow into internal state flags. This can cause the server to terminate a request body prematurely and interpret the remaining data as a separate, smuggled request.

Base score6.5/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactNoneC
Integrity impactLowI
Availability impactLowA
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat
Last updatedNov 6, 2026 01:46:34 UTC
PublishedOct 30, 2026 01:16:53 UTC
ReservedSep 15, 2026 10:20:33 UTC

Credits

  • Red Hat would like to thank Arpit Jain for reporting this issue.