CVE-2026-45372 PUBLISHED

cpp-httplib: HTTP header value percent-decoding in server-side `parse_header` enables CRLF injection

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.05.2026 Published: 29.05.2026 Updated: 29.05.2026

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.44.0, when cpp-httplib's server parses an incoming request, it applies percent-decoding to every header value except Location and Referer. The validity check (is_field_value) is run before decoding, so encoded %0D%0A passes the check and is then expanded to a literal \r\n byte pair inside the stored header value. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.44.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 9.9

Product Status

Vendor yhirose
Product cpp-httplib
Versions
  • Version < 0.44.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') CWE
  • CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') CWE