HTTP Request Smuggling Affecting eap7-apache-cxf package, versions <0:3.4.10-4.SP2_redhat_00004.1.el7eap


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7APACHECXF-17735866
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed15 Jan 2026

Introduced: 15 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-1002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-apache-cxf to version 0:3.4.10-4.SP2_redhat_00004.1.el7eap or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:33371.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-apache-cxf package and not the eap7-apache-cxf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Vert.x Web static handler component cache can be manipulated to deny the access to static files served by the handler using specifically crafted request URI.

The issue comes from an improper implementation of the C. rule of section 5.2.4 of RFC3986 and is fixed in Vert.x Core component (used by Vert.x Web): https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5895

Steps to reproduce Given a file served by the static handler, craft an URI that introduces a string like bar%2F..%2F after the last / char to deny the access to the URI with an HTTP 404 response. For example https://example.com/foo/index.html can be denied with https://example.com/foo/bar%2F..%2Findex.html

Mitgation Disabling Static Handler cache fixes the issue.

StaticHandler staticHandler = StaticHandler.create().setCachingEnabled(false);

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1