CVE-2026-46527
HIGH
8,7
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
Description
AI Translation Available
cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.44.0, When the server has called Server::set_trusted_proxies() with a non-empty trusted-proxy list, an attacker can send an HTTP request that includes an X-Forwarded-For header whose value parses to no valid IP segments. The code path then executes get_client_ip(), which calls front() on an empty std::vector—undefined behavior in C++. On typical implementations this manifests as abnormal process termination (denial of service). With Sanitizers enabled, you get an explicit runtime diagnostic. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.44.0.
476
NULL Pointer Dereference
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Read Memory
Modify Memory
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
C, C++, Java, C#, Go
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-hg3g-vrg8-578g