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CVE-2026-66338: A flaw was found in libsoup. The chunked transfer encoding parser uses a permissive parsing function for chunk sizes...

MEDIUM CVSS 0.0

Published: July 24, 2026 | Last Modified: July 24, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in libsoup. The chunked transfer encoding parser uses a permissive parsing function for chunk sizes that silently accepts inputs violating RFC 9112, including leading whitespace, plus sign prefixes, and trailing invalid characters. When libsoup operates behind a strict frontend proxy, this parsing differential can be exploited to smuggle HTTP requests.

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