CVE-2026-8368

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-12. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

LWP::UserAgent versions before 6.83 for Perl leak Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-origin redirects.

On a 3xx response, the redirect handler strips only Host and Cookie before issuing the follow-up request. Caller-supplied Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers are sent unchanged to the redirect target, including across scheme, host, or port changes.

A redirect to an attacker controlled host therefore discloses the caller's credentials to that host.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 12, 2026

Last Modified

May 19, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: github_pr.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-8368: LWP::UserAgent versions before 6.83 for Perl leak Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-origin redirects

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/7
github_pr

Do not forward the Authentication header after 3xx

Upstream fix in progress (PR #284 · libwww-perl/libwww-perl, state=closed)

https://github.com/libwww-perl/libwww-perl/pull/284

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibwww-perl (6.81-1ubuntu0.1) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libwww-perl6.52-1 ... 6.83-1 (25 versions)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libwww-perl6.68-1 ... 6.83-1 (13 versions)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libwww-perl6.78-1, 6.80-1, 6.81-1, 6.82-1, 6.83-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libwww-perl6.78-1, 6.80-1, 6.81-1, 6.82-16.83-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 65× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 202 total refreshes for this CVE.

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  13. 2026-08-23 18:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  39. 2026-08-06 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-08-05 21:51 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-08-05 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-08-03 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-08-02 22:41 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8368?
CVE-2026-8368 is a medium vulnerability published on May 12, 2026. LWP::UserAgent versions before 6.83 for Perl leak Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-origin redirects. On a 3xx response, the redirect handler strips only Host and Cookie before issuing the follow-up request. Caller-supplied Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers are sent…
When was CVE-2026-8368 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8368 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2026, with the most recent update on May 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8368 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8368 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8368?
CVE-2026-8368 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8368?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8368, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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