CVE-2026-45300
The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. Versions on the 2.x branch prior to 2.15.0 and the 3.x branch prior to 3.0.10 leak `Cookie` headers to cross-origin redirect targets. When following a redirect to a different origin, the `propagatedHeaders()` method in `Redirect30xInterceptor.java` strips `Authorization` and `Proxy-Authorization` headers but does not strip the `Cookie` header, causing session cookies and other sensitive cookie values to be sent to attacker-controlled servers. Versions 2.15.0 and 3.0.10 patch the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- asynchttpclient project/async-http-client
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/3b0e3e9ePatch
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-3.0.10Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-fmxf-pm6p-7xgmExploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-fmxf-pm6p-7xgmExploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.