CVE-2026-85720 (GCVE-0-2026-85720)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-17 16:00
Modified
2026-09-21 20:52
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CWE
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsyncHttpClient | async-http-client |
Version: >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1 Version: >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.12 |
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| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
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