CYBERSECURITYTRACKER
Permanent story citation

CVE-2026-103866: Apache Sling Engine: Hand-rolled parameter parser diverges from RFC/container parsing, enabling smuggling

This page keeps the story as Cybersecurity Tracker first published it. If the tracker later corrects it, the correction appears below the original and never replaces it.

Back to newsStory 12525

As cited

Copy frozen at (site build).

vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-103866: Apache Sling Engine: Hand-rolled parameter parser diverges from RFC/container parsing, enabling smuggling

Apache Sling Engine before version 3.0.4 contains an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability due to its query and form parser accepting non-standard percent-escapes, incorrect charsets, and continuing processing despite errors. The parser's behavior diverges from RFC standards and container parsing specifications, creating a potential smuggling attack surface. The vendor recommends upgrading to patch the issue.

Why it matters: Organizations running Apache Sling Engine before 3.0.4 face HTTP request smuggling risks that could enable cache poisoning or request interception; practitioners should prioritize upgrading to version 3.0.4 or later.

Source published
First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker

Source attribution

Glossary