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AIKIDO-2026-10533

undertow-core is vulnerable to Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')CVE-2026-28368 Published Apr 24, 2026

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High Risk

This Affects:

JAVAundertow-core
0.0.1 - 2.3.24.Final
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TL;DR

A flaw was found in Undertow where header names are parsed differently by Undertow compared to upstream proxies. This discrepancy allows a remote attacker to construct specially crafted requests that exploit inconsistent header interpretation, potentially bypassing security controls, causing web cache poisoning, and launching HTTP request smuggling attacks.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

undertow-core is vulnerable to Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') in versions 0.0.1 - 2.3.24.Final.

How to fix this

There is no fix available yet, but there are PRs ready to merge and the fix will probably be released in version 2.4.0.