Description
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 fails to properly validate security-zeroed cache entries when processing client max-stale directives, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve cached responses belonging to other users. Attackers can request the same URL with a large max-stale value to obtain another user's Set-Cookie session credentials from shared-cache entries that were deliberately zeroed for security reasons.
Published: 2026-09-18
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 fails to properly validate security-zeroed cache entries when processing client max-stale directives, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve cached responses belonging to other users. Attackers can request the same URL with a large max-stale value to obtain another user's Set-Cookie session credentials from shared-cache entries that were deliberately zeroed for security reasons.
Title http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 Cross-User Cache Disclosure via max-stale
First Time appeared Http-cache-semantics Project
Http-cache-semantics Project http-cache-semantics
Weaknesses CWE-524
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:http-cache-semantics_project:http-cache-semantics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Http-cache-semantics Project
Http-cache-semantics Project http-cache-semantics
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Http-cache-semantics Project Http-cache-semantics
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-18T20:05:12.650Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T16:30:17.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-93748

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T20:04:44.166Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-18T18:18:33.330

Modified: 2026-09-18T20:17:33.510

Link: CVE-2026-93748

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