CVE-2026-44503

Kiota abstractions RedirectHandler leaks Cookie/Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-host redirect

Published May 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7j59-v9qr-6fq9 Kiota abstractions RedirectHandler leaks Cookie/Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-host redirect
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft kiota-abstractions
Microsoft kiota-http
Microsoft kiota-http-go
Microsoft kiota-java
Microsoft kiota-typescript
Microsoft microsoft.kiota.abstractions
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft kiota-abstractions
Microsoft kiota-http
Microsoft kiota-http-go
Microsoft kiota-java
Microsoft kiota-typescript
Microsoft microsoft.kiota.abstractions
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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
References
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 14, 2026, 7:51 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2026, 6:28 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 14, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM