Bug 2547730 (CVE-2026-107283)

Summary: CVE-2026-107283 org.asynchttpclient/async-http-client: async-http-client: Weakened Digest authentication via insecure client nonce generation
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Version: unspecifiedCC: gmalinko, janstey, pdelbell, rstepani
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A flaw was found in AsyncHttpClient. This vulnerability can weaken authentication security because the Realm.Builder component generates HTTP Digest client nonces—unique values used to protect against replay and precomputation attacks—using an insecure random number generator instead of a cryptographically secure source. A remote network attacker who observes authentication exchanges may infer the internal generator state, lowering the security of the exchange and potentially facilitating credential attacks.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-07 21:41:25 UTC
The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. Prior to 3.0.12  and 2.16.1, Realm.Builder generates the HTTP Digest client nonce with ThreadLocalRandom rather than a cryptographically secure random source. Digest relies on an unpredictable cnonce to resist chosen-plaintext and credential precomputation attacks, so an observer able to infer generator state can reduce the protection of the authentication exchange. This issue is fixed in versions 3.0.12 and 2.16.1.