leaking host credentials to HTTP proxy
Exact source revision recorded 30 Oct 2026 12:48:55 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-86414
PublishedAn HTTP proxy can trick libcurl into sending the origin's credentials (Basic password, or a Negotiate/Kerberos ticket) to the proxy itself, by answering the `CONNECT` tunnel request with 401 `WWW-Authenticate:` instead of the expected 407 `Proxy-Authenticate:`.
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- 20 Oct 2026 20:07:22 UTC
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- 30 Oct 2026 11:47:08 UTC
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- 30 Oct 2026 12:48:55 UTC
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