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CVE-2026-28434
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-03-04T20:16:19.823 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:28:38.347

Summary

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.35.0, when a request handler throws a C++ exception and the application has not registered a custom exception handler via set_exception_handler(), the library catches the exception and writes its message directly into the HTTP response as a header named EXCEPTION_WHAT. This header is sent to whoever made the request, with no authentication check and no special configuration required to trigger it. The behavior is on by default. A developer who does not know to opt in to set_exception_handler() will ship a server that leaks internal exception messages to any client. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.35.0.

Affected products

yhirose — cpp-httplib

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