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TI-2026-28689 Aliases CVE-2026-39806GHSA-rf5q-vwxw-gmrf

HTTP/1 chunked decoder infinite loop on requests with trailer fields in bandit

Priority HIGH 77CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in mtrudel bandit allows unauthenticated remote denial of service via worker process exhaustion. 'Elixir.Bandit.HTTP1.Socket':do_read_chunked_data!/5 in lib/bandit/http1/socket.ex terminates only when the last-chunk line 0\r\n is followed immediately by the empty trailer line \r\n. RFC 9112 §7.1.2 permits zero or more trailer fields between them. When trailers are present, none of the match clauses fit: the catch-all arm computes a negative to_read, calls read_available!/2, receives <<>> on timeout, and tail-recurses with unchanged state. The worker process is pinned for the lifetime of the TCP connection. A handful of concurrent connections sending RFC-conformant chunked requests with trailer fields is sufficient to exhaust the Bandit worker pool and render the server unresponsive to all further traffic. No authentication, special headers, or large payload is required. Proxies such as NGINX and HAProxy legitimately forward trailer-bearing requests, so servers behind such proxies may be affected without any malicious client involvement. This issue affects bandit: from 1.6.1 before 1.11.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00637 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed bandit (mtrudel): 1.11.1bandit (Hex): 1.11.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
mtrudelbandit1.6.1 to before 1.11.11.11.1Patch availableCNA
—bandit (Hex)1.6.0 to before 1.11.11.11.1Patch availableGHSA-rf5q-vwxw-gmrf
  • bandit Vendormtrudel Affected 1.6.1 to before 1.11.1 Fixed in 1.11.1 Patch available CNA
  • bandit (Hex) Vendor— Affected 1.6.0 to before 1.11.1 Fixed in 1.11.1 Patch available GHSA-rf5q-vwxw-gmrf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mtrudel:bandit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1 to before 1.11.1Vulnerablemtrudel
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtrudel:bandit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 to before 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·mtrudel

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA bandit (mtrudel) Fixed in 1.11.1
  • Fix · GHSA-rf5q-vwxw-gmrf bandit (Hex) Fixed in 1.11.1 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    mtrudel bandit 1.11.1, ae3520dfdbfab115c638f8c7f6f6b805db34e1ab

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-28686 HTTP/1 chunked body reader ignores length cap in banditPriority HIGH 77

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39806
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf5q-vwxw-gmrf

References

  • TI-2026-28686 HTTP/1 chunked body reader ignores length cap in bandit CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7

Sources