CVE-2026-40562

Gazelle versions through 0.49 for Perl allows HTTP Request Smuggling via Improper Header Precedence

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
May 6, 2026
Updated
May 7, 2026
Reserved
Apr 14, 2026

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Description

Gazelle versions through 0.49 for Perl allows HTTP Request Smuggling via Improper Header Precedence.

Gazelle incorrectly prioritizes "Content-Length" over "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" when both headers are present in an HTTP request. Per RFC 7230 3.3.3, Transfer-Encoding must take precedence.

An attacker could exploit this to smuggle malicious HTTP requests via a front-end reverse proxy.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
GazelleKAZEBURO
  • 0.49 and earlierAffected

References

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