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GHSA-HF34-V47H-W6M3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-03 09:31 – Updated: 2026-07-06 18:30

Details

Calling curl_easy_pause() within the event-based CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION callback triggers a use-after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed.

Severity

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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CVE-2026-9080 (GCVE-0-2026-9080)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-03 06:17 – Updated: 2026-07-06 16:55

Title

UAF after pause in socket callback

Summary

Calling `curl_easy_pause()` within the event-based `CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION` callback triggers a use-after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed.

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-416 Use After Free

Assigner

curl

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9080.json
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9080.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/3749204

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
curl	curl	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)

Credits

Joshua Rogers (Aisle Research) Daniel Stenberg

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Sightings

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-HF34-V47H-W6M3

CVE-2026-9080 (GCVE-0-2026-9080)

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