# CVE-2026-34361: HAPI FHIR: Unauthenticated SSRF via /loadIG Chains with startsWith() Credential Leak for Authentication Token Theft

- Also known as: GHSA-VR79-8M62-WH98
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.9.4
- Published: 2026-03-31 · Updated: 2026-03-31

## Affected

- hapifhir org.hl7.fhir.core: fixed in 6.9.4
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation (Maven): fixed in 6.9.4

## Description

HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to version 6.9.4, the FHIR Validator HTTP service exposes an unauthenticated "/loadIG" endpoint that makes outbound HTTP requests to attacker-controlled URLs. Combined with a startsWith() URL prefix matching flaw in the credential provider (ManagedWebAccessUtils.getServer()), an attacker can steal authentication tokens (Bearer, Basic, API keys) configured for legitimate FHIR servers by registering a domain that prefix-matches a configured server URL. This issue has been patched in version 6.9.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on hapifhir org.hl7.fhir.core, ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation, upgrade to a fixed version (6.9.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-vr79-8m62-wh98

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