CVE-2026-6253CWE-522

CVE-2026-6253

Medium · published May 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

curl might erroneously pass on credentials for a first proxy to a second

proxy.

This can happen when the following conditions are true:

1. curl is setup to use specific different proxies for different URL schemes

2. the first proxy needs credentials

3. the second proxy uses no credentials

4. while using the first proxy (using say `http://`), curl is asked to follow

a redirect to a URL using another scheme (say `https://`), accessed using a

second, different, proxy

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00719 · 53.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Published
2026-05-13T17:01Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
haxx/curl≥ 7.14.1, < 8.20.08.20.0
References (5)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAY 08:28Z
    proxy credentials leak over redirect-to proxy
    cvelistv5