The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. From 3.0.8 until 3.0.12, processScramAuthenticationInfo and processAuthenticationInfo compute the SCRAM ServerSignature or Digest rspauth verification result but log a mismatch and still deliver the response as authenticated. On a non-TLS or compromised transport, a peer that has not proved knowledge of the shared secret can therefore be accepted as the server. The fix rejects a present invalid value and computes Digest rspauth from the Authorization parameters actually sent, but verification remains unenforced when the value is absent, the sent parameters cannot be recovered, or Digest uses qop=auth-int. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.12.
CVE-2026-85716
This low-severity CVE scores 3.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 3.7
- EG Score
- 3.7(low)
- EG Risk
- 17(Track)EG Risk 17/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity37% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 25%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 17, 2026
Last Modified
September 18, 2026
References (5)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/10b3db9910f0bbad2ea3dc7c7553bae12bc4a5e4
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/685173afea07892462071d966ef6ce5c88cbc66f
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/7fe8700fd5b46c668cee7774624f36b87b9dd32a
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2235
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-fj9w-c36g-h5x8
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85716(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client | 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.8, 3.0.9 | 3.0.12 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× 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.
- 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-18 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-18 14:54 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-17 17:35 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-17 16:36 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-17 16:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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