CVE-2026-69216

Http4s: Ember chunk parser lenience (TE.TE request smuggling)

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 08:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHTTP4S

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember’s chunk decoder trims the chunk-size token and accepts leading plus or minus signs instead of requiring one or more hexadecimal digits followed by the required CRLF. When an intermediary forwards chunked data without re-encoding and interprets malformed chunk boundaries differently, an unauthenticated attacker can create TE.TE request smuggling that bypasses intermediary controls, poisons caches, or hijacks the request queue. The same response-path leniency can enable response smuggling against an ember-client used as a gateway when the upstream is malicious or compromised. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

Affected

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

v < 0.23.35v < 1.0.0-M47
Affected range stops below 0.23.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.0.0-M47, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-444

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