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CVE-2026-9079

libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
3 Jul 2026
Last changed
15 Sept 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
8.21.0
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
curlServers and applications · cpe:a:haxx:curl
  • From 8.8.0 before 8.21.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9079
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9079