CVE-2026-24880
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via invalid chunk extension. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.115, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.20, 10.1.52 or 9.0.116, which fix the issue.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.52%• Percentile: 42%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-444•Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.
Affected Systems
- apache software foundation•apache tomcat
≥ 11.0.0-M1, ≤ 11.0.18 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, ≤ 10.1.52 | ≥ 9.0.0.M1, ≤ 9.0.115 | ≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.100 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.109
- apache•tomcat
≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.116 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.53 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.20
- debian•tomcat10
< 10.1.55-1~deb12u1 | < 10.1.55-1~deb13u1 | < 10.1.54-1
- debian•tomcat11
< 11.0.22-1~deb13u1 | < 11.0.21-1
- debian•tomcat9
< 9.0.118-0+deb11u1 | < 9.0.70-2 | < 9.0.70-2 | < 9.0.70-2
- ubuntu•tomcat10
all | all | all
- ubuntu•tomcat11
all | all
- ubuntu•tomcat6
all
- ubuntu•tomcat7
all
- ubuntu•tomcat8
all
- ubuntu•tomcat9
all | all | all | all
- org.apache.tomcat•tomcat
≥ 7.0.0, < 9.0.116 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.52 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20
- org.apache.tomcat•tomcat-catalina
≥ 7.0.0, < 9.0.116 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.52 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20
- org.apache.tomcat•tomcat-coyote
≥ 7.0.0, < 9.0.116 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.52 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20
- org.apache.tomcat•tomcat-tribes
≥ 7.0.0, < 9.0.116 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.52 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20
- org.apache.tomcat.embed•tomcat-embed-core
≥ 7.0.0, < 9.0.116 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.52 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20
References (17)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2c682qnlg2tv4o5knlggqbl9yc2gb5sn
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/20
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24880
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/1b586d6aa8ae65726da5fa8799427b5d4718478a
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/1e71441a15972f56e661b0b549fb9e5d838b83bb
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2cb06c34f661ca42f7570bbcc21e99806184bcc5
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6d478dbe18b7c4bb671c30fedf130309b0dab77c
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f07df938d00f7419b40fa65aa912966d0efac522
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/fde1a8235fb73125217bd41e162aa0a113f33552
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.53
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.20
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.116
- https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-24880
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-24880
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24880
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-24880