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 (0.32%). 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
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- asynchttpclient project/async-http-client
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
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. Refreshed daily.