CVE-2024-52530Network attack vector

Request smuggling via NUL-truncated header names

Published Nov 11, 2024 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

HTTP request smuggling in GNOME libsoup before 3.6.0 allows remote attackers to alter proxied request boundaries via crafted headers. The HTTP/1 header parser deletes NUL bytes from its copied header block before splitting names and values, causing a Transfer-Encoding name ending in NUL to be accepted as Transfer-Encoding. Exploitation requires a libsoup-based server in a proxy chain whose peer parses the same bytes differently, enabling request-boundary desynchronization and unauthorized request routing.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

HTTP request smuggling in GNOME libsoup before 3.6.0 allows remote attackers to alter proxied request boundaries via crafted headers. The HTTP/1 header parser deletes NUL bytes from its copied header block before splitting names and values, causing a Transfer-Encoding name ending in NUL to be accepted as Transfer-Encoding. Exploitation requires a libsoup-based server in a proxy chain whose peer parses the same bytes differently, enabling request-boundary desynchronization and unauthorized request routing.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-52530
Published
Nov 11, 2024
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
GNOME
Product
libsoup
Classifications
CWE-444, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.6.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GNOME · libsoupversion=0 <3.6.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-444Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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