# CVE-2026-73116: Apache Juneau: REST client forwards credentials to a different origin when following HTTP redirects

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117411, GHSA-X4M5-G65W-956P
- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.2.1
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-73116 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 10.0 (critical) and affects Apache Juneau; fixed in 9.2.1.

## Summary

The Apache Juneau REST client, which is a Java library, forwards credential headers such as Authorization, Cookie, and X-API-Key to a different host, port, or HTTP scheme when it follows a redirect. An attacker who can get a server to redirect the client can remotely capture these credentials without logging in and with no user action.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- org.apache.juneau:juneau-rest-client (Maven): fixed in 9.2.1
- org.apache.juneau:juneau-rest-common (Maven): fixed in 9.2.1

## Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Apache Juneau. The Apache Juneau RestClient followed HTTP redirects while keeping credential headers from the original request, so a server that redirected the client to a different host or port, or from HTTPS to HTTP, could receive headers such as Authorization, Cookie, Proxy-Authorization and X-API-Key. This issue affects Apache Juneau: through 9.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.1, which fixes the issue. The fix applies to HTTP clients created by the RestClient builder; applications that supply their own HttpClient must disable automatic redirects or strip credential headers on cross-origin redirects themselves.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.juneau:juneau-rest-client, org.apache.juneau:juneau-rest-common, upgrade to a fixed version (9.2.1) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-73116 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-73116

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73116?

org.apache.juneau:juneau-rest-client (Maven): before 9.2.1. org.apache.juneau:juneau-rest-common (Maven): before 9.2.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-73116

### How do I fix CVE-2026-73116?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 9.2.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-73116

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/j05q7vw08j48o96tdlzcsd4sozx1lyl6

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