CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-6276

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.30%

22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

In libcurl, when a custom `Host:` header is first set for an HTTP request and a second request is subsequently made using the same *easy handle* without the custom `Host:` header set, the second request uses stale information and passes on cookies meant for the first host.

Risk Assessment

Cookies belonging to one host may be sent to a different host, leading to session data leakage and potential session hijacking.

Recommendation

Update libcurl to a patched version and avoid reusing the same easy handle for requests to different hosts without fully resetting its state.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Using libcurl, when a custom `Host:` header is first set for an HTTP request and a second request is subsequently done using the same *easy handle* but without the custom `Host:` header set, the second request would use stale information and pass on cookies meant for the first host in the second request. Leak them.

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