Injection in ithewei/libhv
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-93Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
All versions of the package ithewei/libhv are vulnerable to CRLF Injection when untrusted user input is used to set request headers. An attacker can add the \r\n (carriage return line feeds) characters and inject additional headers in the request sent.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ithewei/libhv | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ithewei/libhv Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26148
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfcm-r8pp-mrfm
References
More ithewei Libhv vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11371 HTTP response splitting in ithewei/libhv CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-11370 Cross-site scripting in ithewei/libhv CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-26148 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-26148 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qfcm-r8pp-mrfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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