CVE-2026-69216 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-69216: Http4s: Ember chunk parser lenience (TE.TE request smuggling)

Vendor Http4S
Product http4s
Weakness CWE-444
Published September 15, 2026
Last update September 16, 2026

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s chunk decoder trims the chunk-size token and accepts leading plus or minus signs instead of requiring one or more hexadecimal digits followed by the required CRLF. When an intermediary forwards chunked data without re-encoding and interprets malformed chunk boundaries differently, an unauthenticated attacker can create TE.TE request smuggling that bypasses intermediary controls, poisons caches, or hijacks the request queue. The same response-path leniency can enable response smuggling against an ember-client used as a gateway when the upstream is malicious or compromised. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 15, 2026 CVE published
September 16, 2026 Record updated