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Medium · 5.9 CVE-2026-107714 EUVD-2026-95320

Mechanize sends credential headers to a different scheme or port after a redirect

Published Oct 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Prior to 2.14.1, Mechanize::HTTP::Agent#response_redirect treats redirects as same-origin when the host matches without consistently comparing scheme and port. A same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect can send Authorization and Cookie headers over cleartext, while a same-host redirect to another port can send a caller-supplied Cookie header to a different service. Cookies in Mechanize#cookie_jar remain scoped separately; the issue affects caller-supplied headers and can disclose credentials without affecting integrity or availability. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
sparklemotion mechanize < 2.15.0 —

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 14 ruby-mechanize 2.14.1-1 —
Debian 13 ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
Debian 12 ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ruby-mechanize No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ruby-mechanize No fix yet —

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