CVE-2026-93750
MEDIUMCVSS 5.9Description
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
Timeline
Published:September 18th, 2026 6:18 PM
Last modified:September 23rd, 2026 5:17 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 5.9 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/f01112e954b83cfa8765b633ba880e5e980aa54c/index.js#L483-L501
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/57
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/http-cache-semantics-through-4.2.0-cross-client-cache-disclosure-via-vary-wildcard
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/57
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute