Apache Traffic Server up to 8.1.9/9.2.14/10.1.3 Multiplexer Plugin buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Traffic Server up to 8.1.9/9.2.14/10.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Multiplexer Plugin. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-58187. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Traffic Server up to 8.1.9/9.2.14/10.1.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Multiplexer Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Apache Traffic Server multiplexer plugin overruns its chunk-decode buffer on upstream input, enabling denial of service. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-58187 since 06/29/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2026).

Upgrading to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Traffic Server

Version

• 8.1.0
• 8.1.1
• 8.1.2
• 8.1.3
• 8.1.4
• 8.1.5
• 8.1.6
• 8.1.7
• 8.1.8
• 8.1.9
• 9.2.0
• 9.2.1
• 9.2.2
• 9.2.3
• 9.2.4
• 9.2.5
• 9.2.6
• 9.2.7
• 9.2.8
• 9.2.9
• 9.2.10
• 9.2.11
• 9.2.12
• 9.2.13
• 9.2.14
• 10.1.0
• 10.1.1
• 10.1.2
• 10.1.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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