Replay Attack Affecting libcurl package, versions [,8.20.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBCURL-16699582
  • published15 May 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2026
  • creditMuhamad Arga Reksapati

Introduced: 13 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-7168  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-294  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libcurl to version 8.20.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Replay Attack in the Proxy-Authorization: header handling process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to resources or sensitive information by leveraging a scenario where authentication credentials intended for one proxy are inadvertently sent to a different proxy when reusing the same handle for multiple transfers with different proxies.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1