Vulnerability · CVE-2022-37436
Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55, a malicious backend can cause the response headers to be truncated early, resulting in some headers being incorporated into the response body.
Published Jan 17, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · http server
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check this week
CVE-2022-37436 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 52.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run http server.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 52.72%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apache/http server
Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55, a malicious backend can cause the response headers to be truncated early, resulting in some headers being incorporated into the response body. If the later headers have any security purpose, they will not be interpreted by the client.
Are you affected?
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- cpe apache/http server< 2.4.55
How to fix CVE-2022-37436
Upgrade
CVE-2022-37436 lists a fix boundary at 2.4.55. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 2.4.55
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2022-37436 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 52.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run http server.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apache/http server < 2.4.55. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-113; CWE-436. EPSS 52.72%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 17, 2023 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55, a malicious backend can cause the response headers to be truncated early, resulting in some headers being incorporated into the response body. If the later headers have any security purpose, they will not be interpreted by the client.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55, a malicious backend can cause the response headers to be truncated early, resulting in some headers being incorporated into the response body. If the later headers have any security purpose, they will not be interpreted by the client.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-37436
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-37436
30-day exploitation probability 52.72%
first.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2022-37436
Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55, a malicious backend can cause the response headers to be truncated early, resulting in some headers being incorporated into the response body. If the later headers have any security purpose, they will not be interpreted by the client.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Monitored products — criticalNov 4, 2026