High severity · published Sep 2, 2026
CVE-2026-84381
HTTPX2: Secure WebSocket traffic sent without TLS through SOCKS proxies
8.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HTTPX2 is a next generation HTTP client for Python. Prior to 2.10.0, httpcore2 fails to start TLS in src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_sync/socks_proxy.py and src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_async/socks_proxy.py when the remote origin uses wss through a SOCKS5 proxy because the TLS upgrade condition only recognizes https. HTTPX2 exposes the flaw through Client.websocket() and AsyncClient.websocket() from 2.6.0 through 2.9.1, so the opening handshake, query parameters, Authorization headers, cookies, and subsequent frames can cross the proxy path in plaintext without certificate verification. An attacker controlling or observing that path can read or modify traffic and impersonate the WebSocket server. This issue is fixed in httpcore2 2.10.0 and HTTPX2 2.10.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HT
httpcore2 · pydantic
< 2.10.0 · source: vendor
HT
httpx2 · pydantic
>= 2.6.0, < 2.10.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84381
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84381
github.com
https://github.com/pydantic/httpx2/commit/fb008dd700b761d955210d9692475c3e2f379453
github.com
https://github.com/pydantic/httpx2/pull/1104
github.com
https://github.com/pydantic/httpx2/releases/tag/v2.10.0
github.com
https://github.com/pydantic/httpx2/security/advisories/GHSA-7mj9-2mp8-4m2p
