CVE-2026-6253
MEDIUMcurl - Credential Leakage via Proxy Redirect Handling
Title source: llmDescription
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
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
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