CVE-2026-107714

The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Prior to 2.14.1, Mechanize::HTTP::Agent#response_redirect treats redirects as same-origin when the host matches without consistently comparing scheme and port. A same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect can send Authorization and Cookie headers over cleartext, while a same-host redirect to another port can send a caller-supplied Cookie header to a different service. Cookies in Mechanize#cookie_jar remain scoped separately; the issue affects caller-supplied headers and can disclose credentials without affecting integrity or availability. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.1.

CVSS 3.1

5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 13% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-200, CWE-319, CWE-522

Published

2026-10-08

Modified

2026-10-09

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/02a1235842d6eda8d4a5a3d8f13aba2cecf52e4f
• https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/2f97fe358a91928e5e48221f2ec5cb50fa1a43ba
• https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/pull/676
• https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/releases/tag/v2.14.1
• https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/security/advisories/GHSA-5jgv-wc2m-xv99

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