PT-2026-51749
CVE-2026-8926
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Published
2026-06-24
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Updated
2026-10-19
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.1
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
curl (affected versions not specified)
Description
When configured to use a
.netrc file for credentials while simultaneously specifying a URL containing a username but no password (e.g., https://user@example.com/), the software may incorrectly retrieve and use the password of a different user defined in the .netrc file for that host, provided no match for the specified user exists.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Exploit
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