CVE-2026-94265 (GCVE-0-2026-94265)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 20:26 – Updated: 2026-10-20 20:26
VLAI
Title
Authorization: Negotiate sent to foreign origin
Summary
When processing an HTTP redirect to a URL containing userinfo (a `username:password` component), curl might erroneously retain and re-transmit the original host's HTTP Negotiate authentication state. Consequently, a malicious server can trigger a redirect containing arbitrary userinfo to force curl to send a freshly minted Kerberos ticket—generated using the ambient identity of the client process to an untrusted third-party host, effectively bypassing the domain-scoping restrictions normally enforced by the absence of `--location-trusted`.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
curl CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard D 46/100 over 59 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
curl curl Affected: 8.22.0 , ≤ 8.22.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.21.0 , ≤ 8.21.0 (semver)
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Credits
Joshua Rogers (Aisle Research) Joshua Rogers (Aisle Research)
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