sending old referer (curl curl)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.65 % · percentile 51 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- curl
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A vulnerability in libcurl caused the HTTP `Referer:` header to persist even when explicitly cleared. While the documentation states that passing NULL to `CURLOPT_REFERER` suppresses the header, the option failed to clear the internal state. As a result, the previous referrer string was erroneously reused and sent in subsequent requests, potentially leaking sensitive information to unintended servers.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-41494
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-9546
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1390 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Network Monitor · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0797 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans cURL et libcurl · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.18.0 < 8.21.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| curl · curl | affected 8.18.0 < 8.20.1 |
| curl · curl | affected 2cb868242dc2ac9cd52ee64987ef51d5964a56f9 < 862e8a74a84478d82973471b4f49dc2746c1780e |
| curl · curl | affected 8.20.0 ; affected 8.19.0 ; affected 8.18.0 |
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 |