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CVE-2026-28368 Undertow: undertow: request smuggling via inconsistent header parsing

Description

A flaw was found in Undertow. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to construct specially crafted requests where header names are parsed differently by Undertow compared to upstream proxies. This discrepancy in header interpretation can be exploited to launch request smuggling attacks, potentially bypassing security controls and accessing unauthorized resources.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 Versions not published
Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 Versions not published
Red Hat Data Grid 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Fuse 7 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 Versions not published
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack Versions not published
Red Hat Process Automation 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1 for RHEL 8 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1 for RHEL 9 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.7.GA 2.3 earliest → < 2.3.24.SP3-redhat-00001 2.3.24.SP3-redhat-00001
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 2.3 earliest → < 2.3.24.SP2-redhat-00001 2.3.24.SP2-redhat-00001

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