4.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-6338
HTTP request smuggling in Kong Enteprise Gateway
Description

A HTTP request smuggling and desynchronization vulnerability affects Kong Gateway Enterprise 3.4, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14 series. The vulnerability is caused by a parsing flaw in Kong’s HTTP request processing pipeline when handling untrusted HTTP/1.1 traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2026, 2:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 11, 2026, 3:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-6338 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb
Solution
Update Kong Gateway to a fixed version to address request smuggling and desynchronization.
  • Upgrade Kong Gateway to a non-vulnerable version.
  • Apply vendor-supplied patches or updates.
  • Review HTTP request handling configurations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://support.konghq.com/support/s/article/CVE-2026-6338
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb

    Jun. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A HTTP request smuggling and desynchronization vulnerability affects Kong Gateway Enterprise 3.4, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14 series. The vulnerability is caused by a parsing flaw in Kong’s HTTP request processing pipeline when handling untrusted HTTP/1.1 traffic.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:A/V:X/RE:M/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-444
    Added Reference https://support.konghq.com/support/s/article/CVE-2026-6338
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