CVE-2026-107232
HIGH 7.5The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. Prior to 3.0.12 on 3.x and 2.16.1 on 2.x, the client infers that an HTTP proxy tunnel exists from the last request method rather than the CONNECT result. After a proxy rejects CONNECT, redirect or authentication handlers can write an origin request and its Authorization credentials onto the still-plaintext proxy connection. Basic credentials can be recovered directly, while NTLM responses may be cracked or relayed. This issue is fixed in versions 3.0.12 and 2.16.1.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 11th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-319: : Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
- CWE-441: : Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')
- CWE-522: : Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
async-http-client as a component of Red Hat Fuse 7 · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: vulnerable code not in execute path
pkg:maven/org.asynchttpclient/[email protected]
Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-107232.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-94637 EUVD · EUVD-2026-94637
Technical & other
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v9f2-7rw2-gr2x CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T21:09:03.284Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-08T20:35:31.200
Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00 - https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/3a625cb892233c0a6653ac68823a25ffbc80f393 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T21:09:03.284Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-08T20:35:31.200
Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00 - https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/a87e7b8c81a6f66a4ce23cd43097fbadd1c788ea CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T21:09:03.284Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-08T20:35:31.200
Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00 - https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-2.16.1 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T21:09:03.284Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-08T20:35:31.200
Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00 - https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-3.0.12 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T21:09:03.284Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-08T20:35:31.200
Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00 - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107232 Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547723 Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107232 Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107232 Red Hat · CVE-2026-107232 · Updated 2026-10-13T10:44:41+00:00