CURL-CVE-2026-4873

Source
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-4873.html
Import Source
https://curl.se/docs/CURL-CVE-2026-4873.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CURL-CVE-2026-4873
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-4873
Published
2026-04-29T08:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-29T14:05:08.176030Z
Summary
connection reuse ignores TLS requirement
Details

A vulnerability exists where a connection requiring TLS incorrectly reuses an existing unencrypted connection from the same connection pool. If an initial transfer is made in clear-text (via IMAP, SMTP, or POP3), a subsequent request to that same host bypasses the TLS requirement and instead transmit data unencrypted.

Database specific
{
    "severity": "Low",
    "URL": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-4873.json",
    "www": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-4873.html",
    "CWE": {
        "id": "CWE-319",
        "desc": "Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information"
    },
    "last_affected": "8.19.0",
    "affects": "both",
    "package": "curl",
    "issue": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3621851"
}
References
Credits
    • Arkadi Vainbrand - FINDER
    • Daniel Stenberg - REMEDIATION_DEVELOPER

Affected packages

Git / github.com/curl/curl.git

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
7.20.0
Fixed
8.20.0
Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/curl/curl.git
Events

Affected versions

7.*
7.20.0
7.20.1
7.21.0
7.21.1
7.21.2
7.21.3
7.21.4
7.21.5
7.21.6
7.21.7
7.22.0
7.23.0
7.23.1
7.24.0
7.25.0
7.26.0
7.27.0
7.28.0
7.28.1
7.29.0
7.30.0
7.31.0
7.32.0
7.33.0
7.34.0
7.35.0
7.36.0
7.37.0
7.37.1
7.38.0
7.39.0
7.40.0
7.41.0
7.42.0
7.42.1
7.43.0
7.44.0
7.45.0
7.46.0
7.47.0
7.47.1
7.48.0
7.49.0
7.49.1
7.50.0
7.50.1
7.50.2
7.50.3
7.51.0
7.52.0
7.52.1
7.53.0
7.53.1
7.54.0
7.54.1
7.55.0
7.55.1
7.56.0
7.56.1
7.57.0
7.58.0
7.59.0
7.60.0
7.61.0
7.61.1
7.62.0
7.63.0
7.64.0
7.64.1
7.65.0
7.65.1
7.65.2
7.65.3
7.66.0
7.67.0
7.68.0
7.69.0
7.69.1
7.70.0
7.71.0
7.71.1
7.72.0
7.73.0
7.74.0
7.75.0
7.76.0
7.76.1
7.77.0
7.78.0
7.79.0
7.79.1
7.80.0
7.81.0
7.82.0
7.83.0
7.83.1
7.84.0
7.85.0
7.86.0
7.87.0
7.88.0
7.88.1
8.*
8.0.0
8.0.1
8.1.0
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.10.0
8.10.1
8.11.0
8.11.1
8.12.0
8.12.1
8.13.0
8.14.0
8.14.1
8.15.0
8.16.0
8.17.0
8.18.0
8.19.0
8.2.0
8.2.1
8.3.0
8.4.0
8.5.0
8.6.0
8.7.0
8.7.1
8.8.0
8.9.0
8.9.1

Database specific

source
"https://curl.se/docs/CURL-CVE-2026-4873.json"
vanir_signatures_modified
"2026-04-29T14:05:08Z"
vanir_signatures
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