CVE-2026-54387
CVE-2026-54387 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-444.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.1)
- CVSS v4: 9.3
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (35th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2026-37789
- Weakness: CWE-444
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Tinyproxy through 1.11.3, fixed in commit ff45d3b, fails to reconcile conflicting Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding: chunked headers, forwarding both verbatim to the backend while using Content-Length to determine how many request body bytes to consume. Remote attackers can desynchronize the proxy and backend parser state, allowing injection of arbitrary HTTP requests to the backend to enable cache poisoning, access control bypass, and request hijacking.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-54387?
- Tinyproxy through 1.11.3, fixed in commit ff45d3b, fails to reconcile conflicting Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding: chunked headers, forwarding both verbatim to the backend while using Content-Length to determine how many request body bytes to consume. Remote attackers can desynchronize the proxy and backend parser state, allowing injection of arbitrary HTTP requests to the backend to enable cache poisoning, access control bypass, and request hijacking.
- How severe is CVE-2026-54387?
- CVE-2026-54387 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.1, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2026-54387 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (35th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-54387?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- Does CVE-2026-54387 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2026-54387 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-37789.
- When was CVE-2026-54387 published?
- CVE-2026-54387 was published on 2026-06-17 and last updated on 2026-06-22.
References
- https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/commit/ff45d3bf0e61d0f8ed97ab379d3047f04eb67521
- https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/609
- https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/pull/610
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tinyproxy-http-request-smuggling-via-cl-te-desynchronization
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