CVE-2024-35296

Apache Traffic Server: Invalid Accept-Encoding can force forwarding requests

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: July 26, 2024 at 09:11 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTraffic Server

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Invalid Accept-Encoding header can cause Apache Traffic Server to fail cache lookup and force forwarding requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.10, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.1.11 or 9.2.5, which fixes the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

8.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.108.0.0 ≤ v < 8.1.119.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.2.49.0.0 ≤ v < 9.2.58.0.09.0.0
Affected range stops below 8.1.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.2HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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