HTTP response splitting via unvalidated header values
Published Jul 28, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 2026
HTTP header injection in tiny-http 0.12.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to split responses through crafted header values. The read_next_line routine accepts bare LF bytes in request header values, while Header::from_bytes accepts CRLF and the response writer serializes values verbatim. Exploitation requires a consumer that reflects or forwards attacker-controlled headers, enabling cache poisoning, session fixation, security-header override, or request smuggling against LF-tolerant backends.
Summary
What happened
HTTP header injection in tiny-http 0.12.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to split responses through crafted header values. The read_next_line routine accepts bare LF bytes in request header values, while Header::from_bytes accepts CRLF and the response writer serializes values verbatim. Exploitation requires a consumer that reflects or forwards attacker-controlled headers, enabling cache poisoning, session fixation, security-header override, or request smuggling against LF-tolerant backends.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-66753
- Published
- Jul 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Vendor
- tiny-http
- Product
- tiny-http
- Classifications
- CWE-113, CWE-93, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=0.12.0
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