Description
Apache NiFi 2.11.0 disabled support for gzip-encoded HTTP requests for the application REST API and rejected requests that included the standard Content-Encoding header indicating gzip encoding. The framework enforcement filter did not check multiple instances of the Content-Encoding header and did not reject non-standard identifiers for gzip encoding, allowing a malicious client to send crafted requests that could consume excessive amounts of memory. Upgrading to Apache NiFi 2.12.0 is the recommended mitigation, which disables decompression of gzip-encoded HTTP requests regardless of header number or encoding identifiers.
Published: 2026-09-16
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description Apache NiFi 2.11.0 disabled support for gzip-encoded HTTP requests for the application REST API and rejected requests that included the standard Content-Encoding header indicating gzip encoding. The framework enforcement filter did not check multiple instances of the Content-Encoding header and did not reject non-standard identifiers for gzip encoding, allowing a malicious client to send crafted requests that could consume excessive amounts of memory. Upgrading to Apache NiFi 2.12.0 is the recommended mitigation, which disables decompression of gzip-encoded HTTP requests regardless of header number or encoding identifiers.
Title Apache NiFi: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity for Content-Encoding in HTTP Requests
Weaknesses CWE-409
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T20:12:06.858Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T15:09:34.902Z

Link: CVE-2026-70469

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-16T20:17:26.877

Modified: 2026-09-16T21:17:13.333

Link: CVE-2026-70469

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-409

    Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)