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CVE-2026-85717: AsyncHttpClient re-sends client-wide realm credentials to a cross-origin redirect target

September 17, 2026

A client configured with a client-wide realm (a Realm set on the config builder rather than on an individual request) and following redirects could re-send those credentials to a redirect target on a different origin. The redirect code strips the per-exchange realm, but when the target answered 401 the credentials were re-derived from the client config, handing Basic or Digest credentials, or a Negotiate or NTLM token, to an attacker controlled origin. This is a residual of the earlier cross-origin credential leak advisories, whose strip this bypassed.

References

  • github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/43db7bba81430cbd61ec2dc2c7be464e0ff6a0ff
  • github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/b66757bec34def2e9867bb2b77bd848b1112abb4
  • github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2224
  • github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-f8m2-889x-vw4x
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8m2-889x-vw4x
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85717

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.14.5 before 2.16.1, all versions starting from 3.0.9 before 3.0.12

Fixed versions

  • 2.16.1
  • 3.0.12

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.16.1, 3.0.12 or above.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Source file

maven/org.asynchttpclient/async-http-client/CVE-2026-85717.yml

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