Medium severity · published Oct 8, 2026
CVE-2026-107714
Mechanize sends credential headers to a different scheme or port after a redirect
5.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
mechanize · sparklemotion
< 2.15.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107714
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107714
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/security/advisories/GHSA-5jgv-wc2m-xv99
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/pull/676
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/02a1235842d6eda8d4a5a3d8f13aba2cecf52e4f
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/2f97fe358a91928e5e48221f2ec5cb50fa1a43ba
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/releases/tag/v2.14.1
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