Lynx · Lynx · CVE-2021-38165
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Lynx versions 2.8.9 and earlier
**Description**
The issue is related to the mishandling of the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, allowing remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data or HTTP headers. This can enable a remote attacker to access confidential data.
**Recommendations**
For versions 2.8.9 and earlier, update to a version that fixes the userinfo subcomponent handling issue to prevent cleartext credentials from being exposed in SNI data or HTTP headers.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.