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CVE-2021-22959

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-22959 describes an HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS) vulnerability in llhttp versions prior to 2.1.4 and 6.0.6, where the parser incorrectly accepts requests with a space after the header name and before the colon. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), can lead to information disclosure and data integrity issues, affecting various Debian and Oracle products utilizing llhttp. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:llhttp:llhttp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 3.0.0, < 6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:llhttp:llhttp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
20.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
21.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0294 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (12)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:12-8060020220523160029.ad008a3a
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:16-8050020211206113934.c5368500
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:14-8050020211213115342.c5368500
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: nodejs:12-8010020220518102644.c27ad7f8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:12-8020020220523154454.4cda2c84
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:12-8040020220523155137.522a0ee4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:14-8040020211213111158.522a0ee4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.18.2-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.12-2.el7
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Quay 3Fixed in: quay/quay-rhel8

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-22959Low

llhttp: HTTP Request Smuggling due to spaces in headers

Oct 12, 2021

References

hackerone.com / reports/1238709
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5170
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory