# CVE-2026-107226: AsyncHttpClient: Cookies received over plaintext HTTP can plant, overwrite or delete Secure cookies set over HTTPS

- Also known as: GHSA-P2JM-6HJ6-9RJG
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.14
- Published: 2026-10-12 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- AsyncHttpClient async-http-client: from 2.1.0, through 2.16.1; from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.14
- org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.14
- org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client (Maven): from 2.1.0, through 2.16.1

## Description

The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. From 2.1.0 until 3.0.14, the default ThreadSafeCookieStore does not retain whether a Set-Cookie response used a secure transport. It accepts Secure cookies received over plaintext and permits insecure cookies to overlay or delete existing Secure cookies with matching scope. An attacker controlling a plaintext same-site response can consequently plant, replace, or remove cookie state later sent to an HTTPS origin, enabling session fixation, CSRF-token replacement, or loss of security-relevant state. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AsyncHttpClient async-http-client, org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.14) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-p2jm-6hj6-9rjg
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/6ec7ee45034d154f502852a962d2891746fb82c1
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-3.0.14

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