CVE-2025-12642CRITICAL 9.1EPSS p21.5%
CVE-2025-12642CVE-2025-12642
Description
lighttpd1.4.80 incorrectly merged trailer fields into headers after http request parsing. This behavior can be exploited to conduct HTTP Header Smuggling attacks.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to:
* Bypass access control rules
* Inject unsafe input into backend logic that trusts request headers
* Execute HTTP Request Smuggling attacks under some conditions
This issue affects lighttpd1.4.80
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.1 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 0.30% probability of exploitation · percentile 21.5% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2025-11-03 |
| Last modified | 2025-11-12 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')cwe-444 | 0% | live |
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