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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-50576
ePA 3.x Integration: HTTP Header Injection in VAU Inner Requests
Description

ePA 3.x Integration implements the authorization workflow and writes Medical Information Objects to Germany's electronic patient record. Prior to 1.3.0, ePA 3.x Integration does not neutralize CRLF characters in values used by app/vau/VAUProtokoll.py to construct VAU inner HTTP requests. The build_inner_header function interpolates the uri, host, accept_type, content_type, content_length, USER_AGENT, and insurant_id values into request lines and headers, including x-useragent and x-insurantid. An authenticated attacker who controls a value can inject additional headers into the inner request. Depending on ePA server handling, an injected x-insurantid header can expose another patient's records, and injected Authorization headers can bypass the intended authentication or authorization context. Session-derived USER_AGENT input can also poison requests across the session. This issue is fixed in version 1.3.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 18, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update ePA 3.x Integration to version 1.3.0 to neutralize CRLF characters and fix header injection.
  • Update ePA 3.x Integration to version 1.3.0.
  • Ensure CRLF characters are neutralized in input values.
  • Validate user inputs for header injection vulnerabilities.
  • Apply security patches promptly.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-50576 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'fbeta-GmbH', 'product': 'ePA3-Service-OpenSource', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.3.0'}]}]
    Added Description ePA 3.x Integration implements the authorization workflow and writes Medical Information Objects to Germany's electronic patient record. Prior to 1.3.0, ePA 3.x Integration does not neutralize CRLF characters in values used by app/vau/VAUProtokoll.py to construct VAU inner HTTP requests. The build_inner_header function interpolates the uri, host, accept_type, content_type, content_length, USER_AGENT, and insurant_id values into request lines and headers, including x-useragent and x-insurantid. An authenticated attacker who controls a value can inject additional headers into the inner request. Depending on ePA server handling, an injected x-insurantid header can expose another patient's records, and injected Authorization headers can bypass the intended authentication or authorization context. Session-derived USER_AGENT input can also poison requests across the session. This issue is fixed in version 1.3.0.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-113
    Added Reference https://github.com/fbeta-GmbH/ePA3-Service-OpenSource/commit/b984d15d261423302de337adae25e84c54e9c2d1
    Added Reference https://github.com/fbeta-GmbH/ePA3-Service-OpenSource/pull/11
    Added Reference https://github.com/fbeta-GmbH/ePA3-Service-OpenSource/releases/tag/1.3.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/fbeta-GmbH/ePA3-Service-OpenSource/security/advisories/GHSA-j8jg-7fqf-4xx9
    Added Reference https://www.machinespirits.de/advisory/013a60
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