CVE-2026-32627

cpp-httplib has a Silent TLS Certificate Verification Bypass on HTTPS Redirect via Proxy

State
Published
Severity
8.7 High
Published
Mar 13, 2026
Updated
Mar 16, 2026
Reserved
Mar 12, 2026

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Description

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.37.2, when a cpp-httplib client is configured with a proxy and set_follow_location(true), any HTTPS redirect it follows will have TLS certificate and hostname verification silently disabled on the new connection. The client will accept any certificate presented by the redirect target — expired, self-signed, or forged — without raising an error or notifying the application. A network attacker in a position to return a redirect response can fully intercept the follow-up HTTPS connection, including any credentials or session tokens in flight. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.37.2.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cpp-httplibyhirose
  • < 0.37.2Affected

References

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