CVE-2026-14643
Description
undici's cache interceptor mishandles optional whitespace placed around the equals sign of a qualified no-cache or private Cache-Control directive. In undici from 7.0.0 up to before 7.29.0 and from 8.0.0 up to before 8.9.0, the parser either drops the directive or stores a field name with literal quote characters, so the cache decision fails to recognize the qualification and the response is stored. In shared-cache mode, this lets a response containing one user's authenticated data be served from cache to a later caller, including an unauthenticated one, when both requests resolve to the same cache key. It affects applications that enable the cache interceptor in shared mode, forward Authorization headers upstream, and receive cacheable responses with qualified directives padded with whitespace around the equals sign. This is the whitespace-around-equals variant that the fix for CVE-2026-9678 did not normalize, and it is fixed in undici 7.29.0 and 8.9.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
undicinpm | >= 7.0.0, < 7.29.0 | 7.29.0 |
undicinpm | >= 8.0.0, < 8.9.0 | 8.9.0 |
Affected products
21- osv-coords19 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.2-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-fips-3-workerpkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-fips-4pkg:apk/chainguard/code-serverpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.2pkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-3pkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-3-workerpkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-4pkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-4-workerpkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-fips-3pkg:apk/chainguard/langfuse-fips-4-workerpkg:apk/chainguard/pelias-apipkg:apk/chainguard/renovatepkg:apk/chainguard/vitess-24pkg:apk/wolfi/code-serverpkg:apk/wolfi/langfuse-3pkg:apk/wolfi/langfuse-3-workerpkg:apk/wolfi/renovatepkg:apk/wolfi/vitess-24
< 9.2.8-r19+ 18 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.2.8-r19
- (no CPE)range: < 3.224.3-r9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.130.0-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 9.2.8-r19
- (no CPE)range: < 3.225.0-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.225.0-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3.1-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3.1-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.224.3-r9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 7.8.0-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 44.11.4-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.2-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 4.130.0-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.225.0-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.225.0-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 44.11.4-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 24.0.2-r10
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr45-8vmc-qm54ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-jr45-8vmc-qm54nvdMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14643ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/nodejs/undici/commit/85a240551c9feb8b8a0ecc56c84b2b3015add8a9ghsaWEB
- github.com/nodejs/undici/commit/cb105d7c79069150982fa11acada0dd94a60dbbcghsaWEB
- github.com/nodejs/undici/releases/tag/v7.29.0ghsaWEB
- github.com/nodejs/undici/releases/tag/v8.9.0ghsaWEB
News mentions
1- Undici npm Package: Five Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together Affecting HTTP Client FunctionsVypr Intelligence · Jul 30, 2026