Use After Free Affecting libcurl package, versions [8.15.0,8.22.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBCURL-20158574
  • published27 Sept 2026
  • disclosed6 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-80229  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libcurl to version 8.22.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the multi process when pooled TLS connections outlive their originating easy handles. An attacker can cause a heap-use-after-free by triggering the destruction of an easy handle while an active connection still references its associated library context, leading to potential code execution or denial of service during subsequent I/O or post-handshake operations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1