Description
A flaw was found in the ChunkReader component of the Undertow web server, which is used to handle chunked transfer encoding in HTTP requests. The issue occurs because a security check for the chunk size is performed before the value is shifted, allowing a specifically crafted 15-digit chunk size to bypass the limit and overflow into internal state flags. This can cause the server to terminate a request body prematurely and interpret the remaining data as a separate, smuggled request.
Published: 2026-10-30
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title undertow: undertow: ChunkReader message length permits chunk-size overflow Undertow: undertow: chunkreader message length permits chunk-size overflow
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the ChunkReader component of the Undertow web server, which is used to handle chunked transfer encoding in HTTP requests. The issue occurs because a security check for the chunk size is performed before the value is shifted, allowing a specifically crafted 15-digit chunk size to bypass the limit and overflow into internal state flags. This can cause the server to terminate a request body prematurely and interpret the remaining data as a separate, smuggled request.
Title undertow: undertow: ChunkReader message length permits chunk-size overflow
Weaknesses CWE-444
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Subscriptions

Redhat Camel Spring Boot Enterprise Linux Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Jboss Fuse Jbosseapxp Red Hat Single Sign On
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T01:16:53.416Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T10:20:33.140Z

Link: CVE-2026-91920

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-30T02:17:10.140

Modified: 2026-10-30T02:17:10.267

Link: CVE-2026-91920

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-29T12:11:57Z

Links: CVE-2026-91920 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T02:00:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-444

    Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')