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High · 8.7 CVE-2026-107231 EUVD-2026-94636GHSA-rqf5-2wxv-rjf4

AsyncHttpClient: Digest challenge without a usable nonce downgrades to Basic and sends the password in cleartext

Published Oct 7, 2026 · Updated Oct 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. Prior to 3.0.13 and 2.16.1, Realm.Builder treats a Digest challenge that yields no usable nonce as a Basic challenge. A malicious origin or proxy can label a challenge Digest while omitting or emptying the nonce, causing the client to resend the username and password using reversible Basic authentication. Both origin and proxy challenge parsers are affected. This issue is fixed in versions 3.0.13 and 2.16.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
AsyncHttpClient async-http-client >= 3.0.0.Beta1, < 3.0.13, >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1 —

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 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client >= 3.0.0.Beta1, < 3.0.13 3.0.13 GHSA-rqf5-2wxv-rjf4
Maven org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1 2.16.1 GHSA-rqf5-2wxv-rjf4

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