CVE-2026-55612CWE-444

uhttpd vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling via invalid chunk-length state reset

Low · published October 30, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.7
EPSS
—
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

uhttpd is a small HTTP server. In unpatched repository snapshots, `client_poll_post_data()` in `client.c` consumes an invalid chunk-length line, such as a size exceeding INT_MAX, then clears `r->content_length` and `r->transfer_chunked` without draining the remaining body or setting `request.connection_close`. The completion check treats the chunked POST as finished and the keep-alive parser returns to `CLIENT_STATE_INIT`. Attacker-controlled body bytes aligned as a complete HTTP request are then parsed and processed as another request on the same connection, causing HTTP request smuggling and request-boundary desynchronization. Commits b78f518478794e16ba3568fc1258e40bf3e8eb3b and 34460b8211d676ef1b9f40d6b775c5e112933690 patch the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.7 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
Not scored
Weakness
CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Published
2026-10-30T22:00Z
Timeline
  • 30 OCT 22:00Z
    uhttpd vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling via invalid chunk-length state reset
    cvelistv5
  • 30 OCT 22:00Z
    uhttpd vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling via invalid chunk-length state reset
    cvelistv5