# CVE-2026-67435: linuxfabrik-lib: fetch() forwards credential headers across a cross-origin redirect

- Also known as: GHSA-4JC5-G844-4X33, PYSEC-2026-3578
- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0.0
- Published: 2026-07-29 · Updated: 2026-07-29

## Affected

- Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins: fixed in 6.0.0
- linuxfabrik-lib (PyPI): fixed in 6.0.0

## Description

linuxfabrik-lib provides Python modules for database access, caching, shell execution, and API integrations. Prior to version 6.0.0, lib.url.fetch() followed cross-origin redirects while forwarding caller-supplied credential headers other than Authorization and Cookie, allowing a malicious redirect-capable server to receive headers such as X-Auth-Token from authenticated monitoring requests. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins, linuxfabrik-lib, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-4jc5-g844-4x33
- https://github.com/Linuxfabrik/lib/commit/6573ff9347e541200305d278d2663d2e54e052ff
- https://github.com/Linuxfabrik/lib/releases/tag/v6.0.0

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