A flaw was found in the Undertow HTTP server core, which is used in WildFly, JBoss EAP, and other Java applications. The Undertow library fails to properly validate the Host header in incoming HTTP requests.As a result, requests containing malformed or malicious Host headers are processed without rejection, enabling attackers to poison caches, perform internal network scans, or hijack user sessions.
CVE-2025-12543
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 84% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.6
- EG Score
- 9.6(medium)
- EPSS
- 64.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 7, 2026
Last Modified
July 15, 2026
Advisory Details (10)
Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4917Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4916Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4915Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3891Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3889Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0386Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0384Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0383Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-12543(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:33371Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.18 security update
- RHSA-2026:4924Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.24 security update
- RHSA-2026:4917Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.24 security update
- RHSA-2026:4915Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.24 security update
- RHSA-2026:4916Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.24 security update
- RHSA-2026:3890Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14.4 for Spring Boot release.
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libundertow-java-doc (1.3.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | io.undertow/undertow-core:2.2.39.Final-redhat-00001 | 2026-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-0:7.4.24-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7eap | 2026-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-0:7.4.24-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el9eap | 2026-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-0:7.4.24-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8eap | 2026-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | eap8-undertow-0:2.3.23-1.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el8eap | 2026-03-05 | redhat |
| redhat | eap8-undertow-0:2.3.23-1.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el9eap | 2026-03-05 | redhat |
| redhat | undertow-core | 2026-03-05 | redhat |
| redhat | eap8-wildfly-javadocs-0:8.1.1-4.GA_redhat_00007.1.el8eap | 2026-01-08 | redhat |
| redhat | eap8-wildfly-javadocs-0:8.1.1-4.GA_redhat_00007.1.el9eap | 2026-01-08 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| io.undertow:undertow-core | 1.0.0.Alpha1 ... 2.2.9.Final (307 versions) | 2.2.39.Final | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:0383IMPORTANT2026-01-08
RHSA-2026:0383 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:0384IMPORTANT2026-01-08
RHSA-2026:0384 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:0386IMPORTANT2026-01-08
RHSA-2026:0386 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:3889IMPORTANT2026-01-08
RHSA-2026:3889 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:3891IMPORTANT2026-01-08
RHSA-2026:3891 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:3892IMPORTANT2026-01-08
RHSA-2026:3892 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-8144-1HIGH
Undertow vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)
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- 2026-05-29 16:34 UTCVendor advisory
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