Insufficiently protected credentials in cURL - CVE-2026-8926
Published: June 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135084
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8926
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: curl.haxx.se
Affected software:
cURL
cURL
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to use credentials intended for another user.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials in .netrc credential handling when processing a URL that specifies a username without a password. A remote user can supply a URL with a username that has no matching .netrc entry to use credentials intended for another user.
This issue occurs only when curl is configured to use a .netrc file and the target host has credentials stored for a different user.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-8926
Install security update from vendor's website.