In Vinyl Cache before 9.0.1 and Varnish Cache before 9.0.3, a deficiency in HTTP/2 request parsing can be exploited to launch a backend request desync attack (request smuggling), which in turn can be used for cache poisoning, authentication bypass, or possibly even information disclosure and manipulation. The attack vector only exists if HTTP/2 support is enabled by setting the feature parameter to contain +http2. HTTP/2 support is disabled by default.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title HTTP/2 Request Parsing Flaw Enabling Backend Desync Attack in Vinyl Cache and Varnish Cache

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Description In Vinyl Cache before 9.0.1 and Varnish Cache before 9.0.3, a deficiency in HTTP/2 request parsing can be exploited to launch a backend request desync attack (request smuggling), which in turn can be used for cache poisoning, authentication bypass, or possibly even information disclosure and manipulation. The attack vector only exists if HTTP/2 support is enabled by setting the feature parameter to contain +http2. HTTP/2 support is disabled by default.
Weaknesses CWE-444
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-03T13:27:33.193Z

Reserved: 2026-06-03T03:56:01.075Z

Link: CVE-2026-50052

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-03T13:27:24.624Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-03T06:16:35.390

Modified: 2026-06-03T06:16:35.390

Link: CVE-2026-50052

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-03T13:30:26Z