CVE-2026-93750
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 Cross-Client Cache Disclosure via Vary Wildcard
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.2
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 Cross-Client Cache Disclosure via Vary Wildcard
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
CVE-2026-93750- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-83255
8.2
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
EUVD-2026-83255- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f27v-pv5m-c5g6
8.2
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches(...
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
GHSA-f27v-pv5m-c5g6- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.2
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
CVE-2026-93750- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-93750
5.9
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93750- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93750
8.2
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93750- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-103451 No score
CVE-2026-93750 affecting package nodejs-nodemon 2.0.3-5
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
AZL-103451- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-103487 No score
CVE-2026-93750 affecting package python-tensorboard 2.16.2-6
http-cache-semantics through 4.2.0 contains a cache validation vulnerability in the _varyMatches() function that fails to properly validate Vary header wildcards due to byte-for-byte string comparison. Attackers can request URLs previously fetched by other clients to receive cached responses intended for different users, disclosing sensitive information across clients.
- Record
AZL-103487- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nodejs-nodemonAzure Linux:3 |
through 2.0.3-5 | None known |
python-tensorboardAzure Linux:3 |
through 2.16.2-6 | None known |
node-gotDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.8.5+~cs58.13.36-311.8.5+~cs58.13.36-411.8.5+~cs58.13.36-511.8.5+~cs58.13.36-611.8.5+~cs58.13.36-711.8.5+~cs58.13.36-811.8.6+~cs58.13.36-1 |
None known |
node-gotDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.8.5+~cs58.13.36-511.8.5+~cs58.13.36-611.8.5+~cs58.13.36-711.8.5+~cs58.13.36-811.8.6+~cs58.13.36-1 |
None known |
node-gotDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.8.5+~cs58.13.36-511.8.5+~cs58.13.36-611.8.5+~cs58.13.36-711.8.5+~cs58.13.36-811.8.6+~cs58.13.36-1 |
None known |
node-gotUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.1.0-1 |
None known |
node-gotUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.1.0-1 |
None known |
node-gotUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.8.1+~cs53.13.17-311.8.2+~cs58.7.32-211.8.3+~cs58.7.37-1 |
None known |
node-gotUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.8.5+~cs58.13.36-3 |
None known |
node-gotUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.8.5+~cs58.13.36-611.8.5+~cs58.13.36-7 |
None known |
node-gotUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.8.5+~cs58.13.36-511.8.5+~cs58.13.36-6 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-93750 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Kornelski Http-cache-semantics, published September 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/issues/57
github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics
github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/f01112e954b83cfa8765b633ba880e5e980aa54c/index.js
vulncheck.com/advisories/http-cache-semantics-through-4.2.0-cross-client-cache-disclosure-via-vary-wildcard
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93750
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f27v-pv5m-c5g6
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-93750
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-93750
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93750