CVE-2026-92790 (CVSS 6.5)

Description

Higress before 2.2.4 panics when processing a Cookie header segment without an equals sign, causing the plugin wrapper to recover and return a continue action that bypasses AI token rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can craft a malformed Cookie header to skip rate limit checks and exceed thresholds intended to restrict costly model backend calls.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-703 CWE-703

References

Other References

https://github.com/higress-group/higress https://github.com/higress-group/higress/blob/v2.2.3/plugins/wasm-go/extensions/ai-token-ratelimit/util/utils.go#L52-L63 https://github.com/higress-group/higress/blob/v2.2.4/plugins/wasm-go/extensions/ai-token-ratelimit/util/utils.go#L52-L63 https://github.com/higress-group/higress/issues/4599 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/higress-before-2.2.4-rate-limit-bypass-via-malformed-cookie-header

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-92790? +

Higress before 2.2.4 panics when processing a Cookie header segment without an equals sign, causing the plugin wrapper to recover and return a continue action that bypasses AI token rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can craft a malformed Cookie header to skip rate limit checks and exceed thresholds intended to restrict costly model backend calls. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-92790? +

CVE-2026-92790 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-92790? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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