Bug 2527704 (CVE-2026-84381) - CVE-2026-84381 httpx2: httpcore2: HTTPX2: WebSocket traffic sent in plaintext via SOCKS5 proxy due to TLS failure
Summary: CVE-2026-84381 httpx2: httpcore2: HTTPX2: WebSocket traffic sent in plaintext...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-84381
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-09-02 18:35 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-31 08:29 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-02 18:35:30 UTC
HTTPX2 is a next generation HTTP client for Python. Prior to 2.10.0, httpcore2 fails to start TLS in src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_sync/socks_proxy.py and src/httpcore2/httpcore2/_async/socks_proxy.py when the remote origin uses wss through a SOCKS5 proxy because the TLS upgrade condition only recognizes https. HTTPX2 exposes the flaw through Client.websocket() and AsyncClient.websocket() from 2.6.0 through 2.9.1, so the opening handshake, query parameters, Authorization headers, cookies, and subsequent frames can cross the proxy path in plaintext without certificate verification. An attacker controlling or observing that path can read or modify traffic and impersonate the WebSocket server. This issue is fixed in httpcore2 2.10.0 and HTTPX2 2.10.0.


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