CVE-2026-107281

AsyncHttpClient: Connection pool key omits the authenticated principal, so an NTLM or Negotiate connection is reused across identities

HIGH
7.6
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2026 at 09:19 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 08:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAsyncHttpClient

Using async-http-client by AsyncHttpClient?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect async-http-client - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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, the HTTP/1.1 connection-pool key excludes the authenticated principal for connection-oriented NTLM and Negotiate authentication. A pooled socket authenticated for one request can be reused by a request carrying another principal, and the server executes that later request as the first identity. Basic and Digest are not affected because they authenticate each request. This issue is fixed in versions 3.0.13 and 2.16.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.6HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-346CWE-863

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card