Vulnerability in Http4s
CVE-2026-69217
Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s HTTP/1.1 parser accepts differing duplicate Content-Length headers and uses the last value instead of rejecting the message. When an Ember server is behind a keep-alive intermediary that selects a different occurrence, an unauthenticated attacker can create CL.CL request smuggling that bypasses front-end controls, captures a later user’s headers, or poisons a cache. The shared client parser can also misframe responses from a malicious or compromised upstream when the client acts as a proxy for multiple downstream consumers. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.
Vulnerability class: HTTP Request Smuggling
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Http4s — versions < 0.23.35, >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-p83c-4wj9-p6w9 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/24e8d34e3ea89f8f23e0053ec9944f6467e8086d (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v0.23.35 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v1.0.0-M47 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-69217?
- CVE-2026-69217 is a high-severity vulnerability in Http4s, classified under Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling). CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-09-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-69217?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.