Cross-origin credential leak in HTTP stream wrapper redirects
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
When the http:// stream wrapper follows a redirect it forwards the user-supplied Authorization, Cookie and Proxy-Authorization headers unchanged, even when the redirect target is a different host, a different port, or a downgrade from HTTPS to HTTP. A server that can steer a redirect therefore receives credentials that were only meant for the original origin. This is the same class of issue that libcurl fixed in 7.58.0 ( CVE-2018-1000007 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7x2-hrfp-pv5f ).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP Group | PHP | before 8.2.34; before 8.3.35; before 8.4.26; before 8.5.11 | 8.2.34, 8.3.35, 8.4.26, 8.5.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- PHP VendorPHP Group Affected before 8.2.34; before 8.3.35; before 8.4.26; before 8.5.11 Fixed in 8.2.34, 8.3.35, 8.4.26, 8.5.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2.0 to before 8.2.34; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.35; 8.4.0 to before 8.4.26; 8.5.0 to before 8.5.11 | Vulnerable | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.0 to before 8.2.34; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.35; 8.4.0 to before 8.4.26; 8.5.0 to before 8.5.11 Vulnerable ·PHP
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PHP (PHP Group) Fixed in 8.2.34, 8.3.35, 8.4.26, 8.5.11
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:87080 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Importantphp:7.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) apcu-panel-5.1.18-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972.noarch::php:7.4, libzip-1.6.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972.aarch64::php:7.4, libzip-1.6.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972.ppc64le::php:7.4 +47
- RHSA-2026:70720 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images php-8.5.11-2.hum1@aarch64, php-8.5.11-2.hum1@src, php-8.5.11-2.hum1@x86_64 +47
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
PHP 8.2.34, 8.3.35 and 2 more versions
11 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-63096 Out-of-bounds read in the HTTP stream wrapper when following a redirect with an empty Location headerPriority HIGH 65
- TI-2026-14392 PHP on Windows: Reserved Device Names Are Not Rejected Before File/Stream I/O which can cause DoSPriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2025-12959 Integer overflow to buffer overflow in soap HTTP parsingPriority MEDIUM 62
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87080 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:70720 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91766
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87080 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More PHP Group vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-01743 Command injection via array-ish $command parameter of proc_open() CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2022-13555 PDO::quote() may return unquoted string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-10408 Reference counting in php_request_shutdown causes Use-After-Free CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-91766 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91766 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-91766 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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