CVE-2026-111763
MEDIUM 5.7A2A Java SDK is the official Java SDK for the Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol. Prior to 1.3.0.Final, a malicious or compromised remote agent can cause the default JDK-based client to forward a configured API key to a third-party server. When a client application configures credentials through `CredentialService`, `AuthInterceptor.intercept` in `client/transport/spi/src/main/java/org/a2aproject/sdk/client/transport/spi/interceptors/auth/AuthInterceptor.java` uses `APIKeySecurityScheme.name()` from the remote AgentCard directly as the HTTP header name containing the credential, without checking that the declared location is HEADER. JdkA2AHttpClient uses followRedirects(NORMAL), so an agent-controlled cross-origin redirect forwards the custom credential-bearing header even when the standard Authorization header is stripped. The attack requires configured API key credentials for the agent's security scheme and control of the agent's AgentCard and redirect response, but no additional client privileges. This issue is fixed in version 1.3.0.Final.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 3rd percentile
Impact if exploited
5.7CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ⚠Requirements: Specific conditions must be present
✓ 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-522: : Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
Packages and version ranges
Each advisory describes its own package and affected ranges. A boundary applies to that range; it is not a universal upgrade recommendation.
org.a2aproject.sdk:a2a-java-sdk-parent Maven
pkg:maven/org.a2aproject.sdk/a2a-java-sdk-parent
ECOSYSTEM range- All earlier versions (introduced 0)
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 1.3.0.Final
6 explicitly listed affected versions
1.0.0.Alpha4, 1.0.0.Beta1, 1.0.0.CR1, 1.0.0.Final, 1.1.0.Final, 1.2.0.Final
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx/GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx.json" } }
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 5.7 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - MEDIUM 5.7 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Advisories
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111763 GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-105127 EUVD · EUVD-2026-105127
Technical & other
- https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java/security/advisories/GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T15:03:28.034Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111763 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:14.520
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z - https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java/security/advisories/GHSA-4fpj-g9jf-9rgg CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T15:03:28.034Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111763 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:14.520
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z - https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java/pull/1097 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T15:03:28.034Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111763 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:14.520
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z - https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java/commit/2a36530d75e11bcf9b81f543464dbe193ca6478e CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T15:03:28.034Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111763 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:14.520
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z - https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java/releases/tag/v1.3.0.Final CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T15:03:28.034Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111763 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:14.520
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z - https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-9rhm-2h4x-jwmx · Updated 2026-10-21T03:11:56.125202083Z