CVE-2026-118371 (CVSS 3.7)

Description

LibreSSL through 4.4.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in the libcrypto OCSP_sendreq_new() and OCSP_parse_url() functions, which write unvalidated request paths into the OCSP POST request line. Attackers can embed carriage return and line feed characters in a certificate's Authority Information Access OCSP URI to inject HTTP headers or split requests sent to responders and proxies.

Is your site exposed to CVE-2026-118371?

Run a free security scan — no signup, results in seconds.

CVSS v3.1 Score

3.7

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0014

Probability of exploitation

0.03%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-93 CWE-93

References

Other References

https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-4.4.0-relnotes.txt https://github.com/libressl/portable https://github.com/openbsd/src/blob/3903c41d301d66facec69f7bf776b182cbc5ed62/lib/libcrypto/ocsp/ocsp_ht.c#L184 https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/d3f7195f4849d8a699cea4a3a67677f4b3dc1591 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libressl-through-4.4.0-crlf-injection-via-ocsp-sendreq-new-request-line

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-118371? +

LibreSSL through 4.4.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in the libcrypto OCSP_sendreq_new() and OCSP_parse_url() functions, which write unvalidated request paths into the OCSP POST request line. Attackers can embed carriage return and line feed characters in a certificate's Authority Information Access OCSP URI to inject HTTP headers or split requests sent to responders and proxies. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2026-118371? +

CVE-2026-118371 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.7 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact. The EPSS score is 0.0014, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-118371? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

Related Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-59419

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.128.Final and 4.2.7.Final, the SMTP codec in Netty …

CVE-2026-127036

Improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF injection') vulnerability in ibi WebFOCUS. This issue affects WebFOCUS: 9.1, from 9.2 through 7, …

CVE-2025-40671

SQL injection vulnerability in AES Multimedia's Gestnet v1.07. This vulnerability allows an attacker to retrieve, create, update and delete databases …

CVE-2025-52479

HTTP.jl provides HTTP client and server functionality for Julia, and URIs.jl parses and works with Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). URIs.jl …

CVE-2025-53094

ESPAsyncWebServer is an asynchronous HTTP and WebSocket server library for ESP32, ESP8266, RP2040 and RP2350. In versions up to and …

CVE-2025-57804

h2 is a pure-Python implementation of a HTTP/2 protocol stack. Prior to version 4.3.0, an HTTP/2 request splitting vulnerability allows …