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

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.