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CVE-2021-22960

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-22960 describes an HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS) vulnerability in the llhttp parser, versions prior to 2.1.4 and 6.0.6. This flaw occurs because the parser incorrectly ignores chunk extensions when processing chunked requests, affecting various Debian and Oracle products utilizing llhttp. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 12.0, < 12.22.7CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 14.0, < 14.18.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 16.0, < 16.11.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 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:*:*

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
2.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0230 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 23,705 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-2021-22960Low

llhttp: HTTP Request Smuggling when parsing the body of chunked requests

Oct 12, 2021

References

hackerone.com / reports/1238099
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5170
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory