CVE-2026-15806

`HTTPPasswordMgr` can send saved HTTPS credentials via HTTP because of incorrect scheme matching

CVE-2026-15806 is fixed in 59 products on 3 platforms, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15806, released September 12, 2026. 10 other affected products have no fix yet. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

RoutineFixed on 3 platforms
CVSS
6.0
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0053
44th percentile

The HTTPPasswordMgr class in the urllib.request module, along with its subclasses HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm and HTTPPasswordMgrWithPriorAuth, did not take the URL scheme into account when matching stored credentials against a requested URL. Credentials added for an https:// URL were also used for requests to the same host over http://, so an attacker able to redirect or downgrade a client to plain HTTP (for example, via an HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect or an on-path position) could capture credentials in cleartext. Credentials added for http:// URLs could likewise be sent over https://. Credential matching is now scoped by URL scheme. Credentials registered with a URL that includes a scheme are only used for requests with the same scheme. Credentials registered with a bare authority (such as example.com or example.com:8080) continue to match any scheme, preserving compatibility with existing code, including proxy authentication. Users who cannot upgrade immediately can mitigate by ensuring that applications never make plain http:// requests to hosts for which credentials are registered, for example by not following redirects to http:// URLs.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Python 3.13 3.13.16 Python 3.13 3.13.16 Sep 30, 2026
Python 3.14 3.14.8 Python 3.14 3.14.8 Sep 30, 2026
Linux
pypy3 · Debian 14 8.0.1+dfsg-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15806 Sep 12, 2026
python · sles 15.7 2.7.18-150000.133.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4411-1 Oct 1, 2026
python-base · sles 15.7 2.7.18-150000.133.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4411-1 Oct 1, 2026
python3 · sles 15.6 3.6.15-150300.10.129.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4754-1 Nov 7, 2026
python3 · sles 15.7 3.6.15-150300.10.129.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4754-1 Nov 7, 2026
python3-core · sles 15.6 3.6.15-150300.10.129.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4754-1 Nov 7, 2026
python3-core · sles 15.7 3.6.15-150300.10.129.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4754-1 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3.11.2-6+deb12u9 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15806 Sep 12, 2026
python3.11 · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-debug · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-devel · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-idle · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-libs · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-test · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.11-tkinter · amzn 2023 3.11.17-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3231 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12 · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-debug · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-devel · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-idle · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-libs · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-test · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.12-tkinter · amzn 2023 3.12.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3230 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13 · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-debug · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-devel · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-freethreading · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-freethreading-debug · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-idle · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-libs · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-test · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.13-tkinter · amzn 2023 3.13.16-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3229 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14 · Debian 14 3.14.7-3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15806 Sep 12, 2026
python3.14 · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-debug · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-devel · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-freethreading · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-freethreading-debug · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-freethreading-devel · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-freethreading-idle · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-freethreading-libs · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-freethreading-test · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-freethreading-tkinter · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-idle · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-libs · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-test · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.14-tkinter · amzn 2023 3.14.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3232 Nov 7, 2026
python3.15 · Debian 14 3.15.0~rc2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15806 Sep 12, 2026
python311 · sles 15.6 3.11.17-150600.3.74.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4946-1 Nov 7, 2026
python311 · sles 15.7 3.11.17-150600.3.74.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4946-1 Nov 7, 2026
python311-core · sles 15.6 3.11.17-150600.3.74.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4946-1 Nov 7, 2026
python311-core · sles 15.7 3.11.17-150600.3.74.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4946-1 Nov 7, 2026
python312 · sles 15.6 3.12.14-150600.3.68.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4534-1 Oct 6, 2026
python312-core · sles 15.6 3.12.14-150600.3.68.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4534-1 Oct 6, 2026
python313 · sles 15.7 3.13.16-150700.4.61.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4941-1 Nov 7, 2026
python313-core · sles 15.7 3.13.16-150700.4.61.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4941-1 Nov 7, 2026
No fix yet
Python 2 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.10 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.11 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.12 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.5 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.6 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.7 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.8 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.9 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python3 (macOS) No fix yet no-fix n/a

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