wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (curl curl)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.42 % · percentile 36 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- curl
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it. This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-208109
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-11563
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:curl:wcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2024-12-08 < 2025-11-09
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| curl · curl | affected 8.17.0 ≤ 8.17.0 ; affected 8.16.0 ≤ 8.16.0 ; affected 8.15.0 ≤ 8.15.0 ; affected 8.14.1 ≤ 8.14.1 ; affected 8.14.0 ≤ 8.14.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |