CVE-2026-66357 json
inets,httpd:HTTP Request Smuggling via obs-fold Header Continuation
published 2026-09-01 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-69232
- cvss
- 8.3
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
httpd has never implemented obs-fold (RFC 2616 §2.2 / RFC 7230 §3.2.4 header continuation lines). Every CRLF followed by a non-CRLF octet unconditionally starts a new header. This missing feature became a security concern as the understanding of HTTP request smuggling attacks evolved.
This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.
Patch / fix
- Erlang OTP 9.3.2.7, 9.6.2.3, 9.7.2, 27.3.4.17, 28.5.0.6, 29.0.6
- erlang Debian 13 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u4
- erlang Debian 14 1:29.0.6+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-66357
- erlang Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7
- erlang Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7
- erlang Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
- erlang Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm2
- erlang Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
- erlang Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm3
- erlang Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66357
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- github.com/erlang/otp@220d618 commit
- github.com/erlang/otp@273d895 commit
- github.com/erlang/otp@e640d59 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-66357 updated cvss 9.3
otp: inets: Erlang/OTP inets: HTTP Request Smuggling via improper header parsing
-
Red Hat Hardened Images erlang27not affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Erlang OTP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests
References
-
github.com
/erlang/otp/commit/220d618d2479a7180b4a06d0c5aacfaa4af4a85b
patch
-
github.com
/erlang/otp/commit/273d8958de38ff2a7fe0c5dcc5b6bfe6f65717f3
patch
-
github.com
/erlang/otp/commit/e640d599287d2eba919e6f13b91f042d7dbe6ff4
patch
-
github.com
/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh2f-33hj-37qf
vendor-advisory
-
cna.erlef.org
/cves/CVE-2026-66357.html
related
-
osv.dev
/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-66357
related
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-66357
- NVD CVE-2026-66357
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.