guzzlehttp/psr7 has CRLF Injection via URI Host Component
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
guzzlehttp/psr7 is a PSR-7 HTTP message library implementation in PHP. Versions prior to 2.10.2 did not reject ASCII control characters, whitespace, or DEL in first-party URI host components. A vulnerable flow is: First, an application accepts a user-controlled URL. Second, the URL is used to construct a PSR-7 `Uri` or `Request`. Third, the host component contains CRLF or another header-unsafe character. Fourth, the host is copied into the PSR-7 `Host` header when no explicit `Host` header is provided. Finally, the request is serialized or sent by an HTTP client that does not independently reject the malformed host. In that flow, an attacker can cause the serialized request to contain additional attacker-controlled header lines. For example, a host containing `"\r\nX-Injected: yes"` can cause the generated `Host` header to span multiple HTTP header lines. Applications are affected when they use user-controlled URLs for outbound HTTP requests, URL forwarding, proxying, crawling, webhook delivery, or similar request-dispatch flows. In deployments involving HTTP/1.1 connection reuse, proxies, gateways, or load balancers, this malformed request may also contribute to request smuggling or cache poisoning, depending on how downstream components parse the request. The issue is patched in `2.10.2` and later. `1.x` is end-of-life and will not receive a patch. As a workaround, validate and reject all untrusted URI strings before constructing PSR-7 `Uri` or `Request` instances. Reject input containing ASCII control characters, whitespace, or DEL, including CRLF, tab, space, NUL, or DEL characters. Applications that forward requests should also ensure the final HTTP client or serializer rejects invalid URI and header data before writing requests to the network.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| guzzle | psr7 | before 2.10.2 | 2.10.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | guzzlehttp/psr7 (Packagist) | before 2.10.2 | 2.10.2 | Patch available | GHSA-hq7v-mx3g-29hw |
- psr7 Vendorguzzle Affected before 2.10.2 Fixed in 2.10.2 Patch available CNA
- guzzlehttp/psr7 (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.10.2 Fixed in 2.10.2 Patch available GHSA-hq7v-mx3g-29hw
Remediation
- Fix · CNA psr7 (guzzle) Fixed in 2.10.2
- Fix · GHSA-hq7v-mx3g-29hw guzzlehttp/psr7 (Packagist) Fixed in 2.10.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49214
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq7v-mx3g-29hw
References
More guzzle Psr-7 vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08589 Improper Input Validation in guzzlehttp/psr7 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13898 Laminas Diactoros vulnerable to HTTP Multiline Header Termination CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13625 Improper header name validation in guzzlehttp/psr7 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-42696 guzzlehttp/psr7: Host Confusion via Weak URI Host Validation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-36252 guzzlehttp/psr7 has Host Confusion via Authority Reinterpretation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-40255 guzzlehttp/psr7: CRLF Injection in HTTP Start-Line Serialization CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-49214 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49214 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hq7v-mx3g-29hw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-49214 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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