CVE-2026-1527
March 12, 2026
ImpactWhen an application passes user-controlled input to the upgrade option of client.request(), an attacker can inject CRLF sequences (\r\n) to:
* Inject arbitrary HTTP headers
* Terminate the HTTP request prematurely and smuggle raw data to non-HTTP services (Redis, Memcached, Elasticsearch)
The vulnerability exists because undici writes the upgrade value directly to the socket without validating for invalid header characters:
// lib/dispatcher/client-h1.js:1121
if (upgrade) {
header += "connection: upgrade\r\nupgrade: ${upgrade}\r\n"
}
Affected Packages
undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <6.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <6.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <6.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <6.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <6.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.24.0undici (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.24.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.24.0Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01