> CVE-2026-85720 [MEDIUM]

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PUBLISHED
2026-09-17 17:16
MODIFIED
2026-09-17 17:16
CVSS_SCORE V3
5.9
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.27%
Top 82.8%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD đź”— 2026-09-17 CWE MITRE đź”— 2026-10-01 FIRST EPSS đź”— 2026-10-18 GITHUB đź”— 2026-09-23 OSV đź”— 2026-10-19

> DESCRIPTION

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.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EXPLOITABILITY
2.2
IMPACT
3.6

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
High (H)
Conditions spécifiques doivent être réunies pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Divulgation totale d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
None (N)
Aucune modification de données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
None (N)
Aucune interruption de service

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
High
Divulgation totale d'informations
Intégrité
None
Aucune modification de données possible
Disponibilité
None
Aucune interruption de service

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-319 CWE-522

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information - The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. | CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials - The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

> GITHUB SECURITY ADVISORY

GHSA-xr57-gcx8-52hf MODERATE

AsyncHttpClient sends origin credentials to the proxy on the plaintext CONNECT request

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
MAVEN / org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.16.0
Fixed in: 2.16.1
MAVEN / org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.0.11
Fixed in: 3.0.12

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

AsyncHttpClient: Origin credentials sent to the proxy on the plaintext CONNECT request

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
107 versions affected
ALIASES:
GHSA-xr57-gcx8-52hf

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
17/09/2026 17:16
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/10/2026 06:01
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information - The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors....
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 3 weeks ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/9dba5ac988b7e750551f...
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/d07dbc79f5cf378f63c2...
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2234
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-xr...
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