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Medium · 6.8 CVE-2026-107226 EUVD-2026-97761GHSA-p2jm-6hj6-9rjg

AsyncHttpClient: Cookies received over plaintext HTTP can plant, overwrite or delete Secure cookies set over HTTPS

Published Oct 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. From 2.1.0 until 3.0.14, the default ThreadSafeCookieStore does not retain whether a Set-Cookie response used a secure transport. It accepts Secure cookies received over plaintext and permits insecure cookies to overlay or delete existing Secure cookies with matching scope. An attacker controlling a plaintext same-site response can consequently plant, replace, or remove cookie state later sent to an HTTPS origin, enabling session fixation, CSRF-token replacement, or loss of security-relevant state. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.14.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
AsyncHttpClient async-http-client >= 2.1.0, <= 2.16.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 12 async-http-client No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling druid 38.0.0-r4 —
Wolfi rolling tez +1 No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14 3.0.14 GHSA-p2jm-6hj6-9rjg
Maven org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client >= 2.1.0, <= 2.16.1 — GHSA-p2jm-6hj6-9rjg

References