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CVE-2026-85720

CVE-2026-85720 · AsyncHttpClient: Origin credentials sent to the proxy on the plaintext CONNECT request

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The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. From 2.0.0 until 2.16.1 and 3.0.12, a request using an HTTP proxy to reach an HTTPS origin can expose preemptive origin credentials because NettyRequestFactory and NettyRequestSender.sendRequestWithNewChannel attach Authorization to the plaintext CONNECT request before the TLS tunnel exists. Basic or Digest credentials and per-connection NTLM, Kerberos, or SPNEGO tokens intended for the origin are therefore visible to the proxy and to observers on the client-to-proxy hop. The tunneled request still receives origin Authorization after the tunnel is established, while Proxy-Authorization remains on CONNECT for its intended proxy recipient. This issue is fixed in versions 2.16.1 and 3.0.12.

CVSS 5.9 · Medium · EPSS 0.3%

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • async-http-client

    Versions
    • >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1: Affected
    • >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.12: Affected

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Debian:12

    Versions
    • 2.12.3-1
    • 2.12.3-1+deb12u1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.6.5-1
    • 1.6.5-2
    • 1.6.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.6.5-4
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.6.5-4
    • 1.6.5-5
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.6.0-1
    • 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.12.2-1
    • 2.12.3-1
    • 2.12.3-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.12.3-1
    • 2.12.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:26.10

    Versions
    • 2.12.3-1ubuntu1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • async-http-client Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.12.3-1
    • 2.12.3-1ubuntu1
    • 2.12.3-1ubuntu1.1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

Original sources

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