Low severity · published Jun 8, 2026
CVE-2026-49756
Multipart form-data header injection in Req via unescaped name/filename/content_type
3.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability in wojtekmach Req allows multipart parameter smuggling via attacker-influenced part metadata.
Req.Utils.encode_form_part/2 in lib/req/utils.ex builds the per-part headers by interpolating the caller-supplied name, filename, and content_type values directly into the content-disposition and content-type lines with no escaping or CRLF stripping. A value containing ", \r, or \n closes the surrounding quoted value and starts a new header line; an additional \r\n--<boundary> terminates the current part and prepends a smuggled part of the attacker's choosing.
This is reachable through every supported way of supplying a part. It is particularly easy when value is a %File.Stream{}, because filename then defaults to Path.basename(stream.path) and POSIX filenames may legitimately contain \r and \n. Any application that forwards user-controlled filenames (or field names / MIME types) through Req.post/2 with form_multipart: lets an attacker inject arbitrary headers into the outgoing multipart body or smuggle additional fields and parts into the request the victim service sends downstream.
This issue affects req: from 0.5.3 before 0.6.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
req · wojtekmach
0.5.3 before 0.6.0; 60253dbe9436cb8e9c738f895032f2e87939b597 before 74506ff2c5addf74df85d79dc726e9b2e264a8ba · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49756
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49756
Third Party Advisory
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-49756.html
Patch
https://github.com/wojtekmach/req/commit/74506ff2c5addf74df85d79dc726e9b2e264a8ba
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/wojtekmach/req/security/advisories/GHSA-px9f-whj3-246m
Third Party Advisory
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-49756
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