CVE-2026-18540

undici's retry interceptor can append the body of a ranged retry response to bytes already delivered from an earlier partial response while still presenting the original response's status and headers. This happens when an upstream server delivers part of a body without a trustworthy resume checkpoint, for example a non-success response whose headers were already sent or a partial-content response with an unusable content range, then closes the connection and answers the resumed range request with more bytes. As a result the response body can be longer than the Content-Length that the application observes. An application that relays such a response to a downstream HTTP/1.1 peer without normalizing the framing can emit a body that exceeds the forwarded Content-Length, and the excess bytes can be interpreted as the start of a following response, which enables downstream response splitting or desynchronization. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled upstream server and an application that forwards the response through a framing-sensitive path. This affects undici versions before 6.28.1, from 7.0.0 up to 7.29.1, and from 8.0.0 up to 8.10.2. Users should upgrade to undici 6.28.1, 7.29.1, or 8.10.2.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

16 Sep 2026, 20:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Nodejs
Nodejs undici
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References () https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html - () https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html - Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-r53p-7pc4-xj5r - () https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-r53p-7pc4-xj5r - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2026-09-04 18:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 20:41


NVD link : CVE-2026-18540

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18540

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18540


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Products Affected

nodejs

  • undici
CWE
CWE-444

Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')