# CVE-2026-32627: cpp-httplib has a Silent TLS Certificate Verification Bypass on HTTPS Redirect via Proxy

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.37.2
- Published: 2026-03-13 · Updated: 2026-03-16

## Affected

- yhirose cpp-httplib: fixed in 0.37.2

## Description

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.37.2, when a cpp-httplib client is configured with a proxy and set_follow_location(true), any HTTPS redirect it follows will have TLS certificate and hostname verification silently disabled on the new connection. The client will accept any certificate presented by the redirect target — expired, self-signed, or forged — without raising an error or notifying the application. A network attacker in a position to return a redirect response can fully intercept the follow-up HTTPS connection, including any credentials or session tokens in flight. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.37.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on yhirose cpp-httplib, upgrade to a fixed version (0.37.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-c3h8-fqq4-xm4g

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