CVE-2026-45300 PUBLISHED

async-http-client: Cookie header not stripped on cross-origin redirect

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 11.05.2026 Published: 05.06.2026 Updated: 05.06.2026

The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. Versions on the 2.x branch prior to 2.15.0 and the 3.x branch prior to 3.0.10 leak Cookie headers to cross-origin redirect targets. When following a redirect to a different origin, the propagatedHeaders() method in Redirect30xInterceptor.java strips Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers but does not strip the Cookie header, causing session cookies and other sensitive cookie values to be sent to attacker-controlled servers. Versions 2.15.0 and 3.0.10 patch the issue.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.4

Product Status

Vendor AsyncHttpClient
Product async-http-client
Versions
  • Version >= 3.0.0.Beta1, < 3.0.10 is affected
  • Version >= 2.0.0, < 2.15.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE