CVE-2026-6253

MEDIUM

curl - Credential Leakage via Proxy Redirect Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

curl might erroneously pass on credentials for a first proxy to a second proxy. This can happen when the following conditions are true: 1. curl is setup to use specific different proxies for different URL schemes 2. the first proxy needs credentials 3. the second proxy uses no credentials 4. while using the first proxy (using say `http://`), curl is asked to follow a redirect to a URL using another scheme (say `https://`), accessed using a second, different, proxy

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-522
Status published
Products (50)
curl/curl 7.14.1
curl/curl 7.15.0
curl/curl 7.15.1
curl/curl 7.15.2
curl/curl 7.15.3
curl/curl 7.15.4
curl/curl 7.15.5
curl/curl 7.16.0
curl/curl 7.16.1
curl/curl 7.16.2
... and 40 more
Published May 13, 2026
Tracked Since May 13, 2026