CVE-2026-85718

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.95.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.9 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 75% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. 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).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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, a client with maxConnections or maxConnectionsPerHost set above zero leaks one connection permit whenever TLS connection establishment fails before the handshake completes. NettyConnectListener removes the partitionKeyLock permit from NettyResponseFuture before every failure path is bound to the channel closeFuture, so an abort can leave the permit unreleased. Repeated failures can permanently lock out one host under a per-host limit or drain the shared pool under a global limit, blocking later requests even when no connection remains open. The default unlimited connection setting is not affected. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.12.

CVSS v3
5.9
EG Score
5.9(medium)
EG Risk
27(Track)
EG Risk 27/100SSVC: 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
Severity59% × 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 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_pr, github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available

commit 64eb57af52a0 (AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client)

Patch available: AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client async-http-client-project-3.0.12 (contains commit 64eb57af52a0)

https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/64eb57af52a003ae7f29a2f9f4502271bbb138dd
github_pr Patch Available

Fix per-host connection permit leak on the connect path

Patch available: AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client async-http-client-project-3.0.12 (PR #2288 merged 2026-07-25)

https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2288
generic

Possible HTTP/1.1 per-host permit leak on request-timeout / connect-success race · Issue #2189 · AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client · GitHub

https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/2189
github Patch Available

Connection permit leak on TLS handshake failure causes per-host denial of service · Advisory · AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client · GitHub

Affected: 3.0.12. The permit is bound to the channel as soon as it leaves the request futur

https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-gcmv-gr82-6m8v

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.

  1. 2026-09-19 21:28 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 19:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-17 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-17 16:04 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 16:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-85718?
CVE-2026-85718 is a medium vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. 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, a client with maxConnections or maxConnectionsPerHost set above zero leaks one connection permit whenever TLS connection establishment fails…
When was CVE-2026-85718 disclosed?
CVE-2026-85718 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-85718 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-85718 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 74.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-85718?
CVE-2026-85718 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85718?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-85718, 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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