#VU109885 Improper Certificate Validation in cURL - CVE-2025-5025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU109885

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5025

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
cURL
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: curl.haxx.se

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to libcurl does not perform pinning of the server certificate public key for HTTPS transfers when connecting with QUIC for HTTP/3, when the TLS backend is wolfSSL. A remote attacker can perform Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and track the victim into connecting to a malicious server.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cURL: 8.5.0 - 8.13.0

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External links
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-5025.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.