๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-5119

MEDIUM 5.9

Libsoup: libsoup: information disclosure via cleartext transmission of cookies during https tunnel establishment

CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
3th

A flaw was found in libsoup. When establishing HTTPS tunnels through a configured HTTP proxy, sensitive session cookies are transmitted in cleartext within the initial HTTP CONNECT request. A network-positioned attacker or a malicious HTTP proxy can intercept these cookies, leading to potential session hijacking or user impersonation.

CWE CWE-319
Vendor red hat
Product red hat enterprise linux 10
Published Mar 30, 2026
Last Updated Apr 13, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5119 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452932 gitlab.gnome.org: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/502

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Kona Arctic for reporting this issue.