Access Control Bypass Affecting libcurl package, versions [8.8.0,8.21.0)
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- published3 Jul 2026
- disclosed3 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 3 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-9079 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade libcurl to version 8.21.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass in the process responsible for clearing proxy authentication credentials. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive proxy credentials by leveraging subsequent transfers that reuse stale authentication information.