CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-66338

MediumCVSS 5.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In libsoup, the chunked transfer encoding parser uses a permissive parsing function that accepts inputs violating RFC 9112, including leading whitespace, plus sign prefixes, and trailing invalid characters. When libsoup operates behind a strict frontend proxy, this parsing differential can be exploited to smuggle HTTP requests.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can smuggle malicious HTTP requests, bypassing proxy security, potentially leading to unauthorized access to resources or attacks on other systems.

Recommendation

Update libsoup to a patched version. If not possible, configure the proxy to reject invalid Transfer-Encoding headers.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in libsoup. The chunked transfer encoding parser uses a permissive parsing function for chunk sizes that silently accepts inputs violating RFC 9112, including leading whitespace, plus sign prefixes, and trailing invalid characters. When libsoup operates behind a strict frontend proxy, this parsing differential can be exploited to smuggle HTTP requests.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS