---
id: CVE-2026-63481
title: >-
  Hurl is a command line tool that runs and tests HTTP requests defined in plain
  text files
summary: >-
  Hurl is a command line tool that runs and tests HTTP requests defined in plain
  text files. In version 8.0.1 and earlier, the redirect handling in
  packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs strips Authorization and Cookie headers and
  basic-auth cre…
severity: medium
cwe:
  - CWE-201
vendor: hurl
product: hurl
affected:
  - hurl <= 8.0.1
published: '2026-08-20'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T20:09:01.757'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63481'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/commit/ed91c894c2cf11704422010554037e3ba70b446e
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/pull/5119'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/releases/tag/8.0.1'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/security/advisories/GHSA-7w2g-9mf9-324m
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63481'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7w2g-9mf9-324m'
tags:
  - nvd
  - ghsa
  - rust
epss: 0.00664
epssPercentile: 0.49602
aliases:
  - GHSA-7w2g-9mf9-324m
ecosystem: rust
ingestedAt: '2026-09-02T22:51:44.464Z'
---

## Overview

Hurl is a command line tool that runs and tests HTTP requests defined in plain text files. In version 8.0.1 and earlier, the redirect handling in packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs strips Authorization and Cookie headers and basic-auth credentials when a redirect changes host, but it carries RequestSpec.cookies created from the dedicated [Cookies] section into the redirected request. An attacker-controlled redirect can therefore receive authentication or session cookies that should remain scoped to the original host. Cookies supplied through a raw Cookie header are stripped and are not affected by this specific path. This issue is reported as fixed in version 8.1.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-63481)

Affected packages:

- `hurl <= 8.0.1`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7w2g-9mf9-324m