CVE-2026-15075
Published:July 14, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
In Eclipse Vert.x versions up to and including 4.5.29 (4.x branch) and 5.1.4 (5.x branch), DefaultRedirectHandler (vertx-core) propagates all request headers as-is across cross-origin HTTP 30x redirects. Only Content-Length is stripped; no origin comparison (scheme, host, port) is performed before copying headers to the redirect target.
As a result, credential headers, including Authorization, Cookie, Proxy-Authorization, and arbitrary custom headers such as X-API-Token, are forwarded to the redirect destination without the caller's knowledge.
An attacker who can cause a Vert.x HttpClient to issue a request that is redirected to an attacker-controlled host (for example, by supplying a URL to a webhook dispatcher, image proxy, or microservice URL fetcher) can capture bearer tokens, basic-auth credentials, session cookies, and API keys attached to the original request.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <4.5.30Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.5.30https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0 <5.1.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.1.5io.vertx:vertx-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.0.0 <5.1.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.1.5io.vertx:vertx-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <4.5.30Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.5.30Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.14