The RedirectHandler middleware in microsoft/kiota-java (com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp v1.9.0) and other Kiota libraries fails to strip sensitive HTTP headers when following 3xx redirects to a different host or scheme. Only the Authorization header is removed; Cookie, Proxy-Authorization, and all custom headers are forwarded to the redirect target.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7j59-v9qr-6fq9 Kiota abstractions RedirectHandler leaks Cookie/Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-host redirect
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Thu, 14 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description The RedirectHandler middleware in microsoft/kiota-java (com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp v1.9.0) and other Kiota libraries fails to strip sensitive HTTP headers when following 3xx redirects to a different host or scheme. Only the Authorization header is removed; Cookie, Proxy-Authorization, and all custom headers are forwarded to the redirect target.
Title Kiota abstractions RedirectHandler leaks Cookie/Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-host redirect
Weaknesses CWE-601
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T15:58:57.772Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T18:28:20.886Z

Link: CVE-2026-44503

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-14T16:16:24.223

Modified: 2026-05-14T16:16:24.223

Link: CVE-2026-44503

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