High severity · published Oct 7, 2026
CVE-2026-107281
AsyncHttpClient: Connection pool key omits the authenticated principal, so an NTLM or Negotiate connection is reused across identities
7.6
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
async-http-client · AsyncHttpClient
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.13; >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107281
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107281
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp4-63h8-v5pm
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/73813babf51231ee79f7da4f07b777f19f48d34d
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/83e552e64cabab2119addb6b47f7c6482997c94e
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-2.16.1
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-3.0.13
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