# CVE-2026-69212: Http4s: FollowRedirect middleware leaks credentials over https-\>http same-authority redirect

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 0.23.35, 1.0.0-M47
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-15

## Affected

- http4s: fixed in 0.23.35; from 1.0.0-M1, fixed in 1.0.0-M47

## Description

Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, The FollowRedirect client middleware strips Authorization and Cookie headers only when a redirect changes authority, but authority comparison excludes the URI scheme. A same-authority redirect from HTTPS to HTTP therefore preserves credentials and transmits them over a plaintext connection. An attacker who can induce the downgrade and observe the network can capture those sensitive headers from applications using FollowRedirect. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on http4s, upgrade to a fixed version (0.23.35, 1.0.0-M47) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-2rgg-r783-mrx4
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/6e825719b8d2f1538f2c49089c2dc81321a833b4
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v0.23.35
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v1.0.0-M47
- https://github.com/c0gnit00/CVE-2026-69212

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