CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-6253

MediumCVSS 5.9
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.72%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

curl might erroneously pass on credentials for a first proxy to a second proxy. This can happen when: 1. curl is set up to use different proxies for different URL schemes, 2. the first proxy needs credentials, 3. the second proxy uses no credentials, 4. while using the first proxy (e.g., http://), curl is asked to follow a redirect to a URL using another scheme (e.g., https://), accessed via a second, different proxy.

Risk Assessment

Risk of credential leakage to an unauthorized proxy, potentially leading to confidentiality breaches and unauthorized access.

Recommendation

Upgrade curl to a patched version. Temporarily avoid configurations with different proxies for different URL schemes if possible.

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Original NVD description (English source)

curl might erroneously pass on credentials for a first proxy to a second proxy. This can happen when the following conditions are true: 1. curl is setup to use specific different proxies for different URL schemes 2. the first proxy needs credentials 3. the second proxy uses no credentials 4. while using the first proxy (using say `http://`), curl is asked to follow a redirect to a URL using another scheme (say `https://`), accessed using a second, different, proxy

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS