CVE-2026-50559
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk38th percentile - higher than 38% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in Quarkus allows bypassing HTTP path-based authorization policies using encoded semicolons (%3B) and slashes (%2F or %5C).
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain unauthorized access to protected static resources or smuggle matrix parameters, breaking access controls.
Recommendation
Update Quarkus to version 3.37.0, 3.36.3, 3.33.2.1, 3.33.3, 3.27.4.1, 3.27.5, or 3.20.6.2.
Other vulnerabilities in Quarkus
See all- CVE-2026-39852High
Quarkus before versions 3.20.6.1, 3.27.3.1, 3.33.1.1, 3.35.1.1, 3.34.7, and 3.35.2 has a path normalization inconsistency between the security layer and routing. An attacker can bypass authorization policies by appending a semicolon and arbitrary text to the URL (e.g., /api/admin;anything).
- CVE-2024-1726Medium
A flaw in the RESTEasy Reactive implementation in Quarkus causes security checks for some JAX-RS endpoints to be performed after serialization, consuming more processing resources during HTTP request checks. In certain configurations, an attacker knowing POST, PUT, or PATCH request paths can potentially overload vulnerable endpoints, leading to denial of service.
- CVE-2024-1979Low
A vulnerability was found in Quarkus. In certain conditions related to the CI process, git credentials could be inadvertently published, which could put the git repository at risk.
- CVE-2023-4853High
A flaw in Quarkus where HTTP security policies are not sanitizing certain character permutations correctly when accepting requests, resulting in incorrect evaluation of permissions. An attacker could bypass the security policy altogether, resulting in unauthorized endpoint access and possibly a denial of service.
Original NVD description (English source)
Quarkus is a Java framework for building cloud-native applications. Prior to versions 3.37.0, 3.36.3, 3.33.2.1, 3.33.3, 3.27.4.1, 3.27.5, and 3.20.6.2, Quarkus HTTP path-based authorization policies can be bypassed using encoded semicolons (%3B) to smuggle matrix parameters past the security layer, and using encoded slashes (%2F) or backslashes (%5C) to access protected static resources. This is a distinct issue from CVE-2026-39852, which addressed only literal semicolon stripping. Versions 3.37.0, 3.36.3, 3.33.2.1, 3.33.3, 3.27.4.1, 3.27.5, and 3.20.6.2 contain a patch.

