CVE-2026-16728

undici's retry interceptor can deliver a response whose body length does not match the Content-Length header exposed to the application after a retry or resume of a partial response. In undici before 6.28.0, from 7.0.0 up to before 7.29.0, and from 8.0.0 up to before 8.9.0, a malicious or faulty upstream can return a partial response with a mismatched framing header, close the socket early, and have the retry interceptor assemble a body of a different length while the original Content-Length stays attached. Applications that use the retry interceptor and forward upstream headers and bodies downstream, such as proxies or gateways, may then emit an invalid HTTP response with a stale Content-Length, leading to downstream response desynchronization, connection hangs, or response corruption. Exploitation requires the retry interceptor enabled, an upstream returning a mismatched partial response, and a downstream forwarder that does not remove or recalculate Content-Length. The issue is fixed in undici 6.28.0, 7.29.0, and 8.9.0.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

04 Aug 2026, 14:06

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References () https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html - () https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html - Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-8xcm-r25x-g524 - () https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-8xcm-r25x-g524 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
First Time Nodejs
Nodejs undici

29 Jul 2026, 21:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-29 21:17

Updated : 2026-08-04 14:06


NVD link : CVE-2026-16728

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16728

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16728


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Products Affected

nodejs

  • undici
CWE
CWE-444

Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')