CVE-2026-93748http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 Cross-User Cache Disclosure via max-stale
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http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 fails to properly validate security-zeroed cache entries when processing client max-stale directives, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve cached responses belonging to other users. Attackers can request the same URL with a large max-stale value to obtain another user's Set-Cookie session credentials from shared-cache entries that were deliberately zeroed for security reasons.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-524
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
kornelski http-cache-semantics kornelski:http_cache_semantics (from the name) | through 4.2.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/56issue-tracking
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semanticsproduct
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/f01112e954b83cfa8765b633ba880e5e980aa54c/index.js#L425-L441technical-description
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/f01112e954b83cfa8765b633ba880e5e980aa54c/index.js#L603-L623technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/http-cache-semantics-through-4.2.0-cross-user-cache-disclosure-via-max-stalethird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/56#issuecomment-5975759591
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