CVE-2026-86409 (GCVE-0-2026-86409)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:57 – Updated: 2026-10-29 18:33
VLAI
Title
stale SigV4 headers sent unintended
Summary
Setting `CURLOPT_AWS_SIGV4` to NULL but does not disable SigV4 authentication, contrary to expectations and documentation. A subsequent transfer on the same handle still sends an `Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256` header to whatever URL isset next, leaking state information.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-29 18:33 UTC
CWE
Assigner
curl CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard D 46/100 over 59 records in the last 180 days details
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
curl curl Affected: 8.21.0 , ≤ 8.21.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.20.0 , ≤ 8.20.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.19.0 , ≤ 8.19.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.18.0 , ≤ 8.18.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.17.0 , ≤ 8.17.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.16.0 , ≤ 8.16.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.15.0 , ≤ 8.15.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.14.1 , ≤ 8.14.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.14.0 , ≤ 8.14.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.13.0 , ≤ 8.13.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.12.1 , ≤ 8.12.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.12.0 , ≤ 8.12.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.11.1 , ≤ 8.11.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.11.0 , ≤ 8.11.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.10.1 , ≤ 8.10.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.10.0 , ≤ 8.10.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.9.1 , ≤ 8.9.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.9.0 , ≤ 8.9.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.8.0 , ≤ 8.8.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.7.1 , ≤ 8.7.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.7.0 , ≤ 8.7.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.6.0 , ≤ 8.6.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.4.0 , ≤ 8.4.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.3.0 , ≤ 8.3.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.2.1 , ≤ 8.2.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.2.0 , ≤ 8.2.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.1.2 , ≤ 8.1.2 (semver)
Affected: 8.1.1 , ≤ 8.1.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.1.0 , ≤ 8.1.0 (semver)
Affected: 8.0.1 , ≤ 8.0.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.0.0 , ≤ 8.0.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.88.1 , ≤ 7.88.1 (semver)
Affected: 7.88.0 , ≤ 7.88.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.87.0 , ≤ 7.87.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.86.0 , ≤ 7.86.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.85.0 , ≤ 7.85.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.84.0 , ≤ 7.84.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.83.1 , ≤ 7.83.1 (semver)
Affected: 7.83.0 , ≤ 7.83.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.82.0 , ≤ 7.82.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.81.0 , ≤ 7.81.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.80.0 , ≤ 7.80.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.79.1 , ≤ 7.79.1 (semver)
Affected: 7.79.0 , ≤ 7.79.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.78.0 , ≤ 7.78.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.77.0 , ≤ 7.77.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.76.1 , ≤ 7.76.1 (semver)
Affected: 7.76.0 , ≤ 7.76.0 (semver)
Affected: 7.75.0 , ≤ 7.75.0 (semver)
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