CVE-2026-32627 PUBLISHED

cpp-httplib has a Silent TLS Certificate Verification Bypass on HTTPS Redirect via Proxy

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.03.2026 Published: 13.03.2026 Updated: 13.03.2026

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.37.2, when a cpp-httplib client is configured with a proxy and set_follow_location(true), any HTTPS redirect it follows will have TLS certificate and hostname verification silently disabled on the new connection. The client will accept any certificate presented by the redirect target — expired, self-signed, or forged — without raising an error or notifying the application. A network attacker in a position to return a redirect response can fully intercept the follow-up HTTPS connection, including any credentials or session tokens in flight. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.37.2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor yhirose
Product cpp-httplib
Versions
  • Version < 0.37.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation CWE