High severity · published Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-70469
Apache NiFi: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity for Content-Encoding in HTTP Requests
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache NiFi 2.11.0 disabled support for gzip-encoded HTTP requests for the application REST API and rejected requests that included the standard Content-Encoding header indicating gzip encoding. The framework enforcement filter did not check multiple instances of the Content-Encoding header and did not reject non-standard identifiers for gzip encoding, allowing a malicious client to send crafted requests that could consume excessive amounts of memory. Upgrading to Apache NiFi 2.12.0 is the recommended mitigation, which disables decompression of gzip-encoded HTTP requests regardless of header number or encoding identifiers.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Apache NiFi · Apache Software Foundation
2.11.0 · source: vendor
NI
Nifi · Apache
2.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70469
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70469
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/mjpv7r4djgn7fdvhnpjwgr2rcto47mx0
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/16/7
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