Description
libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication
credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get
used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.
Published: 2026-07-03
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8487-1 curl vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
Vendors & Products Curl
Curl curl

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.
Title stale proxy password leak
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-03T06:16:51.127Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T12:59:41.444Z

Link: CVE-2026-9079

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-03T07:45:03Z

Weaknesses

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