Reject opaque HTTP request targets before either normal or error routes can interpret them. Clear URL.Opaque defensively on proxy clones. Verify HTTP/1 parsing, path authentication, supported target forms and outbound serialization without contacting an upstream.
Addresses scan report e17d2fcd-d50c-4d68-82d1-96519a437a24.
Code written by GitHub Copilot (GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5); reviewed by mholt.
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>