nghttp2's nghttpx proxy through 1.69.0 forwards an HTTP/1.1 Upgrade request that also carries a Content-Length header and body onto reusable keep-alive backend connections, re-adding the Upgrade and Connection headers while passing Content-Length verbatim. A backend that resolves the resulting ambiguous message in the attacker's favor enables HTTP request/response smuggling and cross-client response-queue poisoning.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
nghttp2 nghttp2 affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 1.69.0

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References
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https://github.com/bikini/exploitarium/tree/main/nghttp2-nghttpx-upgrade-queue-poison-poc cve-icon
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/ab28105c4a0197da24f8bfc414bc116055249e1e cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nghttp2-nghttpx-http-request-response-smuggling-via-upgrade-request-with-content-length cve-icon
History

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Description nghttp2's nghttpx proxy through 1.69.0 forwards an HTTP/1.1 Upgrade request that also carries a Content-Length header and body onto reusable keep-alive backend connections, re-adding the Upgrade and Connection headers while passing Content-Length verbatim. A backend that resolves the resulting ambiguous message in the attacker's favor enables HTTP request/response smuggling and cross-client response-queue poisoning.
Title nghttp2 nghttpx - HTTP Request/Response Smuggling via Upgrade Request with Content-Length
First Time appeared Nghttp2
Nghttp2 nghttp2
Weaknesses CWE-444
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nghttp2:nghttp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nghttp2
Nghttp2 nghttp2
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-28T01:32:57.163Z

Reserved: 2026-06-28T00:55:25.426Z

Link: CVE-2026-58055

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