High severity · published Mar 20, 2026
CVE-2026-33180
HAPI FHIR HTTP authentication leak in redirects
7.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to version 6.9.0, when setting headers in HTTP requests, the internal HTTP client sends headers first to the host in the initial URL but also, if asked to follow redirects and a 30X HTTP response code is returned, to the host mentioned in URL in the Location: response header value. Sending the same set of headers to subsequent hosts is a problem as this header often contains privacy sensitive information or data that could allow others to impersonate the client's request. This issue has been patched in release 6.9.0. No known workarounds are available.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OR
org.hl7.fhir.core · hapifhir
< 6.9.0 · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Fuse 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33180
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33180
github.com
https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-p7m9-v2cm-2h7m
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33180
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449841
security.access.redhat.com
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33180.json
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