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Apache Tomcat Chunk Extension Parsing Allows HTTP Request Smuggling

Last refreshed2026-09-26

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-24880

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-24880
CVSS Score / Version7.5 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is none; integrity impact is high; availability impact is none.
Affected productsApache Tomcat
Classified asCWE-444 (Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling'))
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (51% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
ApacheTomcat
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via invalid chunk extension.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.115, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109.

Other, unsupported versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.20, 10.1.52 or 9.0.116, which fix the issue.

What to Do

Monitor Apache's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24880
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24880
Vendor advisoryhttps://lists.apache.org/thread/2c682qnlg2tv4o5knlggqbl9yc2gb5sn