Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Apache Tomcat (tomcat-coyote and tomcat-embed-core, Maven) is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling through an invalid chunk extension in affected versions 7.0.0 through 9.0.115, 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.52 and 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, per the affected version ranges listed. The source does not describe the attacker's position or the exact impact beyond the smuggling class. Upgrade to 9.0.116, 10.1.52, 11.0.20 or a later fixed release.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | GitHub Advisory Database |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0070, the 53rd percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-563x-q5rq-57qp
- OSV: GHSA-563x-q5rq-57qp
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24880
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/1b586d6aa8ae65726da5fa8799427b5d4718478a
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/1e71441a15972f56e661b0b549fb9e5d838b83bb
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2cb06c34f661ca42f7570bbcc21e99806184bcc5
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6d478dbe18b7c4bb671c30fedf130309b0dab77c
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f07df938d00f7419b40fa65aa912966d0efac522
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/fde1a8235fb73125217bd41e162aa0a113f33552
- github.com/apache/tomcat
- lists.apache.org/thread/2c682qnlg2tv4o5knlggqbl9yc2gb5sn
- tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.53
- tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.20
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.116