CVE-2026-34518: AIOHTTP leaks Cookie and Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-origin redirect

April 1, 2026 (updated April 24, 2026)

When following redirects to a different origin, aiohttp drops the Authorization header, but retains the Cookie and Proxy-Authorization headers.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-966j-vmvw-g2g9
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/5351c980dcec7ad385730efdf4e1f4338b24fdb6
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/releases/tag/v3.13.4
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/security/advisories/GHSA-966j-vmvw-g2g9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34518

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