CVE-2026-48596: tesla · HTTP Request/Response Splitting
Affects teslaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.1 Low : upgrade to 1.18.3 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.18.3, 23601edac5d22ba9407b427967b5bdbda201aec2
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade tesla to 1.18.3; tesla to 23601edac5d22ba9407b427967b5bdbda201aec2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| elixir-teslatesla | Affected
| Fixed in
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| elixir-teslatesla | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexteslapkg:hex/teslaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexteslapkg:hex/teslaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:elixir-tesla:tesla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid passing untrusted input to Tesla.Multipart.add_content_type_param/2 or sanitize inputs to remove CR and LF characters before use.
Description
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting') vulnerability in elixir-tesla tesla allows HTTP header injection via Tesla.Multipart.add_content_type_param/2. Tesla.Multipart.add_content_type_param/2 appends caller-supplied strings to the multipart content_type_params list without validating for CR (\r) or LF (\n) characters. Tesla.Multipart.headers/1 then joins these params verbatim with "; " to construct the outgoing Content-Type header value. A param containing \r\n splits the header line, allowing arbitrary headers to be injected into the outbound HTTP request. Any application that forwards untrusted input (such as a user-supplied charset or parameter string) into add_content_type_param/2 is affected. This issue affects tesla: from 0.8.0 before 1.18.3.
References
- github.com/elixir-tesla/tesla/security/advisories/GHSA-q7jx-v53g-848w (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-48596.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-48596 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/elixir-tesla/tesla/commit/23601edac5d22ba9407b427967b5bdbda201aec2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/elixir-tesla/tesla/commit/6ebfdb9abe9c6f119408045b933d82462decd351 (opens in a new tab)