# CVE-2026-66357: inets,httpd:HTTP Request Smuggling via obs-fold Header Continuation

- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 27.3.4.17, 28.5.0.6, 29.0.6, 9.3.2.7, 9.6.2.3, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-09-01 · Updated: 2026-09-08

## Affected

- otp: from 17.0, fixed in 27.3.4.17; from 28.0, fixed in 28.5.0.6; from 29.0, fixed in 29.0.6
- inets: from 5.10, fixed in 9.3.2.7; from 9.4, fixed in 9.6.2.3; from 9.7, fixed in 9.7.2
- erlang/otp: version range not reported

## Description

httpd has never implemented obs-fold (RFC 2616 §2.2 / RFC 7230 §3.2.4 header continuation lines). Every CRLF followed by a non-CRLF octet unconditionally starts a new header. This missing feature became a security concern as the understanding of HTTP request smuggling attacks evolved. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on otp, inets, erlang/otp, upgrade to a fixed version (27.3.4.17, 28.5.0.6, 29.0.6, 9.3.2.7, 9.6.2.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh2f-33hj-37qf
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-66357.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-66357
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/220d618d2479a7180b4a06d0c5aacfaa4af4a85b
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/273d8958de38ff2a7fe0c5dcc5b6bfe6f65717f3
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/e640d599287d2eba919e6f13b91f042d7dbe6ff4

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