CVE-2026-47070 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-47070: HTTP/3 redirect handler leaks Authorization and Cookie headers to cross-origin redirect target in hackney

Vendor Benoitc
Product hackney
Weakness CWE-601 · Open redirect
Published May 25, 2026
Last update May 27, 2026

CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability in benoitc hackney allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. The HTTP/3 redirect handler in src/hackney_h3.erl passes the original request headers unchanged to the redirect target without performing any cross-origin check. When a client issues an HTTP/3 request with follow_redirect enabled and includes Authorization or Cookie headers, a server responding with a 3xx redirect to a different host will cause the client to forward those credentials verbatim to the new origin. The main hackney.erl module has maybe_strip_auth_on_redirect/2 (guarded by the location_trusted option) to address CVE-2018-1000007, but hackney_h3.erl is missing this protection entirely. This issue affects hackney: from 3.1.1 before 4.0.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 25, 2026 CVE published
May 27, 2026 Record updated