01 Record
CVE-2026-23886
Swift W3C TraceContext has malformed HTTP header that can cause a crash
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
02 Description
Swift W3C TraceContext has malformed HTTP header that can cause a crash
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-01-19 21:01Z9 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-01-21 20:47Z9 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-01-16
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9d4f4d3dc0f2e413357df76cd565e6b873c0c8174a3ee6dcb96853365a54d6a8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/swift-otel/swift-w3c-trace-context/security/advisories/GHSA-mvpq-2v8x-ww6g
- github.comhttps://github.com/swift-otel/swift-w3c-trace-context/commit/5da9b143ba6046734de3fa51dafea28290174e4e
- github.comhttps://github.com/swift-otel/swift-otel/releases/tag/1.0.4
- github.comhttps://github.com/swift-otel/swift-w3c-trace-context/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta.5