Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Affecting org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client package, versions [2.0.0,2.16.1)[3.0.0,3.0.12)
Threat Intelligence
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- published8 Oct 2026
- disclosed7 Oct 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 7 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-107232 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client to version 2.16.1, 3.0.12 or higher.
Overview
org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client is a maven plugin for the Async Http Client (AHC) classes.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information via the proxy connection process. An attacker can intercept sensitive credentials by acting as a malicious proxy that rejects the CONNECT request, causing the client to send origin credentials in cleartext over an unencrypted channel.