High severity · published Sep 18, 2026
CVE-2026-93748
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 Cross-User Cache Disclosure via max-stale
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 fails to properly validate security-zeroed cache entries when processing client max-stale directives, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve cached responses belonging to other users. Attackers can request the same URL with a large max-stale value to obtain another user's Set-Cookie session credentials from shared-cache entries that were deliberately zeroed for security reasons.
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)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HT
http-cache-semantics · kornelski
through 4.2.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93748
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93748
issue-tracking
https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/56
product
https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics
technical-description
https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/f01112e954b83cfa8765b633ba880e5e980aa54c/index.js#L425-L441
technical-description
https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/f01112e954b83cfa8765b633ba880e5e980aa54c/index.js#L603-L623
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/http-cache-semantics-through-4.2.0-cross-user-cache-disclosure-via-max-stale
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