CVE
CVE-2026-9079
stale proxy password leak
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.
Package Versions Affected
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CVSS Version
Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
9.8
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
0
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
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Related Resources
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References
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9079.html, https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9079.json, https://hackerone.com/reports/3750295, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/9xxx/CVE-2026-9079.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9079