Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Quarkus quarkus-vertx-http (Maven io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http) versions before 3.20.6.2, from 3.21.0.CR1 before 3.27.4.1, from 3.28.0.CR1 before 3.33.2.1, from 3.34.0.CR1 before 3.36.3, and from 3.37.0.CR1 before 3.37.0 have path-based authorization policies that can be bypassed by sending encoded semicolons, slashes or backslashes in request paths. An unauthenticated remote attacker can reach protected endpoints and static files. Upgrade to 3.20.6.2, 3.27.4.1, 3.33.2.1, 3.36.3, 3.37.0 or later.
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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:H/I:N/A:N | CNA (GitHub_M) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.010, the 63rd 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-qcxp-gm7m-4j5v
- OSV: GHSA-qcxp-gm7m-4j5v
- github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/security/advisories/GHSA-qcxp-gm7m-4j5v
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50559
- github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/commit/919b80017d85564143a845b38e9cca54aff5b3cc
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26017
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26018
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26194
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48151
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50559
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486959