CVE-2026-9547

ANALYSIS PENDING

curl SCP/SFTP - SSH Host Key Validation Bypass

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

When a libcurl-based application performs transfers via `SCP://` or `SFTP://` and utilizes the `CURLOPT_SSH_KEYFUNCTION` callback, it may silently accept an untrusted server. This vulnerability occurs when a server presents a host key type that does not match the specific key type already recorded for that host in the `known_hosts` file. Instead of rejecting the mismatch, the callback mechanism fails to properly enforce the restriction, allowing the connection to succeed without warning and risking a potential man-in-the-middle attack.

Scores

EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 8.5%

Details

Status published
Products (50)
curl/curl 7.69.0
curl/curl 7.69.1
curl/curl 7.70.0
curl/curl 7.71.0
curl/curl 7.71.1
curl/curl 7.72.0
curl/curl 7.73.0
curl/curl 7.74.0
curl/curl 7.75.0
curl/curl 7.76.0
... and 40 more
Published Jul 03, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 03, 2026