Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-5119Libsoup: libsoup: information disclosure via cleartext transmission of cookies during https tunnel establishment
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in libsoup. When establishing HTTPS tunnels through a configured HTTP proxy, sensitive session cookies are transmitted in cleartext within the initial HTTP CONNECT request. A network-positioned attacker or a malicious HTTP proxy can intercept these cookies, leading to potential session hijacking or user impersonation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsoup | 2.62.3-14.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:14087 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsoup | 2.72.0-16.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:19356 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsoup | 2.72.0-12.el9_7.6 | ALSA-2026:13978 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsoup-devel | 2.62.3-14.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:14087 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsoup-devel | 2.72.0-12.el9_7.6 | ALSA-2026:13978 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsoup-devel | 2.72.0-16.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:19356 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libsoup3 | 3.6.5-3.el10_2.11 | ALSA-2026:19143 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libsoup3-devel | 3.6.5-3.el10_2.11 | ALSA-2026:19143 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libsoup3-doc | 3.6.5-3.el10_1.11 | ALSA-2026:15968 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libsoup3-doc | 3.6.5-3.el10_2.11 | ALSA-2026:19143 |
| Debian:12 | libsoup2.4 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Debian:13 | libsoup2.4 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Debian:12 | libsoup3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Debian:13 | libsoup3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libsoup | 0:2.62.3-14.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:14087 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | libsoup | 0:2.72.0-16.el9_8.1 | RLSA-2026:19356 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | libsoup | 0:2.72.0-12.el9_7.6 | RLSA-2026:13978 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | libsoup3 | 0:3.6.5-3.el10_1.11 | RLSA-2026:15968 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.2-3ubuntu0.9 | USN-8890-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7 | USN-8523-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7 | USN-8523-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.3-6ubuntu1.9 | USN-8890-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.3-10.1ubuntu4.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libsoup2.4 | 2.74.3-10.1ubuntu4.1 | USN-8523-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libsoup2.4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libsoup3 | 3.4.4-5ubuntu0.9 | USN-8890-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libsoup3 | 3.4.4-5ubuntu0.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libsoup3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libsoup3 | 3.6.6-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libsoup3 | 3.6.6-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8890-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libsoup3 | 3.6.6-1ubuntu3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5119 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libsoup3 | 3.6.6-1ubuntu3 | USN-8890-2 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-319 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- RHSA-2026:13978 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:14087 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:15968 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:17482 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:19143 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:19356 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:21686 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:22316 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:22317 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:22323 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:22710 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:22716 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:24344 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:24722 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5119 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2452932 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/502