Apache Tomcat: Transfer-Encoding honored for HTTP/1.0 requests
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat caused by processing the transfer-encoding header for an HTTP/1.0 request may allow an attacker to cause one request from another user to fail when Tomcat is located behind a reverse proxy. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.47 through 9.0.121. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.67 through 8.5.100. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Tomcat | 11.0.0-M1 – 11.0.25; 10.1.0-M1 – 10.1.59; 9.0.47 – 9.0.121; 8.5.67 – 8.5.100 | — | Patch available | CNA |
- Apache Tomcat VendorApache Affected 11.0.0-M1 – 11.0.25; 10.1.0-M1 – 10.1.59; 9.0.47 – 9.0.121; 8.5.67 – 8.5.100 Fixed in — Patch available CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:68258 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images tomcat11-1:11.0.26-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-aarch64-rpms, tomcat11-1:11.0.26-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms, tomcat11-1:11.0.26-0.1.hum1@src +18
- RHSA-2026:68257 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images tomcat10-1:10.1.60-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-aarch64-rpms, tomcat10-1:10.1.60-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms, tomcat10-1:10.1.60-0.1.hum1@src +18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:68257, RHSA-2026:68258 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77756
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpfr-7w77-mp48
- 2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-77756 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77756 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpfr-7w77-mp48 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-77756 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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