Description
SwiftNIO HTTP/2 was missing validation on inbound HEADERS frames that let CR, LF, NUL, SP and other control characters reach an HTTP/1.1 backend through NIOHTTP2's HTTP/2-to-HTTP/1 codec, enabling HTTP request smuggling or response splitting. This vulnerability is addressed in swift-nio-http2 version 1.45.0.
Published: 2026-07-23
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q3g2-m552-3r9c swift-nio-http2: Missing CR/LF/NUL validation in header values
History

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Missing Validation on HTTP/2 HEADERS Enables Request Smuggling swift-nio-http2: SwiftNIO HTTP/2: HTTP Request Smuggling and Response Splitting via Incomplete Header Validation
Weaknesses CWE-93
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple swiftnio Http/2
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple swiftnio Http/2

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Missing Validation on HTTP/2 HEADERS Enables Request Smuggling

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-444
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SwiftNIO HTTP/2 was missing validation on inbound HEADERS frames that let CR, LF, NUL, SP and other control characters reach an HTTP/1.1 backend through NIOHTTP2's HTTP/2-to-HTTP/1 codec, enabling HTTP request smuggling or response splitting. This vulnerability is addressed in swift-nio-http2 version 1.45.0.
References

Subscriptions

Apple Swiftnio Http/2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-24T20:06:58.518Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T18:11:03.398Z

Link: CVE-2026-64785

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-24T20:05:52.056Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-23T18:50:40Z

Links: CVE-2026-64785 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T15:30:17Z

Weaknesses