Vulnerability in org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 (CVE-2026-69216)
Summary
Vulnerability in org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 (CVE-2026-69216). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 0.23.35 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Summary
Ember's chunk decoder parses the size token leniently: it strips leading and trailing whitespace and accepts a leading + or - sign. RFC9112 §7.1 defines chunk-size = 1*HEXDIG. An intermediary that parses the chunk boundary differently (or rejects it) will disagree with Ember on request framing, enabling HTTP request smuggling (TE.TE).
Impact
Server
Request smuggling (TE.TE) when ember-server is an origin behind an intermediary that forwards the body verbatim but interprets the malformed chunk sizes differently
- Front-end security bypass: the smuggled request reaches paths the intermediary might have blocked, with attacker-chosen method and headers.
- Cache poisoning: the smuggled response is associated with the next request key in a caching proxy.
- Request queue hijack:
Client
ember-client has the same leniencies on the response path, which enables response smuggling when http4s is used as a gateway. This is less severe, as it requires a malicious or compromised upstream rather than an anonymous remote client.
Preconditions
- Unauthenticated remote attacker (server)
- ember-server as origin behind a keep-alive intermediary
- Malicious or compromised upstream (client)
- Intermediary or upstream forwards chunked bodies without re-encoding and disagrees with Ember on
+prefix,-prefix, or leading and trailing octets rather than rejecting.
Workarounds
- Intermediary strictly rejects malformed chunk sizes
- Intermediary buffer…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-69216 has been found in org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10.
What to do: upgrade org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 to 0.23.35 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 CVE-2026-69216" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-69216 (org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12) — CWE-444 / CVSS v3 5.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 0.23.35 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-444) exists in org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 0.23.35.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12 to 0.23.35ステージング環境で 0.23.35 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
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