A flaw was found in libsoup. When establishing HTTPS tunnels through a configured HTTP proxy, sensitive session cookies are transmitted in cleartext within the initial HTTP CONNECT request. A network-positioned attacker or a malicious HTTP proxy can intercept these cookies, leading to potential session hijacking or user impersonation.
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Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in libsoup. When establishing HTTPS tunnels through a configured HTTP proxy, sensitive session cookies are transmitted in cleartext within the initial HTTP CONNECT request. A network-positioned attacker or a malicious HTTP proxy can intercept these cookies, leading to potential session hijacking or user impersonation. | |
| Title | Libsoup: libsoup: information disclosure via cleartext transmission of cookies during https tunnel establishment | |
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Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-319 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat enterprise Linux |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2026-03-30T05:35:57.099Z
Updated: 2026-03-30T05:35:57.099Z
Reserved: 2026-03-30T05:13:41.920Z
Link: CVE-2026-5119
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-30T07:15:58.350
Modified: 2026-03-30T07:15:58.350
Link: CVE-2026-5119
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