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🛡️ CVE-2022-32215 — debian-linux

🟡 CVSS 6.5 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-444 NVD
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Description

The llhttp parser <v14.20.1, <v16.17.1 and <v18.9.1 in the http module in Node.js does not correctly handle multi-line Transfer-Encoding headers. This can lead to HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS).

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-32215 is classified as CWE-444: HTTP Request Smuggling. A proxy and a server disagree on where one request ends, letting an attacker slip a second request past the front end.

Affected software

CVE-2022-32215 is recorded against 8 packages.

  • debian-linux
  • fedora
  • llhttp (from 18.0.0 up to 18.9.1)
  • node
  • node-min
  • node.js (from 18.0.0 up to 18.5.0)
  • sinec-ins
  • stormshield-management-center (fixed in 3.3.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 14 July 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

cert-portal.siemens.com
hackerone.com
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
nodejs.org
www.debian.org
cert-portal.siemens.com
hackerone.com
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
nodejs.org
www.debian.org

Other advisories for this package

debian-linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-444: HTTP Request Smuggling) in other software:

CVE-2022-32215 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-444
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-07-14
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
fedora
llhttp 18.0.0 18.9.1
node
node-min
node.js 18.0.0 18.5.0
sinec-ins
stormshield-management-center 3.3.2

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://hackerone.com/reports/1501679
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://hackerone.com/reports/1501679

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