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Cloudflare: ERR_TIMED_OUT and ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE being observed by Cloudflare Customers

MajorStatus: resolvededitedStarted Resolved (2.7 h)5 updateswww.cloudflarestatus.com (opens in new tab)

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  1. identifiedEdited

    Cloudflare has identified an issue affecting customers whose traffic passes through an external vendor firewall. Customers may observe:

    ERR_TIMED_OUT on standard HTTPS websites
    ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE on non-standard HTTPS ports (e.g., 8443)

    We're investigating to confirm the root cause and possible fixes.

  2. identifiedEdited

    Cloudflare has identified an issue affecting customers whose traffic passes through an external vendor firewall. Customers may observe:

    ERR_TIMED_OUT on standard HTTPS websites
    ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE on non-standard HTTPS ports (e.g., 8443)

    We're investigating to confirm the root cause and possible fixes.

  3. identifiedEdited

    Cloudflare has identified an issue affecting customers whose traffic passes through an external vendor firewall. Customers may observe:

    ERR_TIMED_OUT on standard HTTPS websites
    ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE on non-standard HTTPS ports (e.g., 8443)

    We're investigating to confirm the root cause and possible fixes.

  4. monitoring

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  5. resolved

    This incident has been resolved.

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Status incident (vendor impact label: major) posted by Cloudflare, started 2026-10-27 12:28 UTC, resolved after 2.7 h, 5 update(s); edited after publishing.

Title
ERR_TIMED_OUT and ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE being observed by Cloudflare Customers
Vendor
Cloudflare
Date
URL
https://rewindex.com/company/cloudflare/incidents/dk2obcyw2aew

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