Description
By default, curl automatically responds to WebSocket PING frames. Because curl lacks an upper bound on memory allocation for unacknowledged frames, a malicious server can exhaust all available memory by flooding curl with rapid, sequential PING messages.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| curl | curl | >= 8.16.0, < 8.16.1; >= 8.17.0, < 8.20.1 |
| curl | curl | >= 0b091328773c64e23f5c4739da74527093c6a5ab, < 849317ff5c5a5e13f50ec3d001e46ddffa77d8a4 |
| curl | curl | 8.20.0; 8.19.0; 8.18.0; 8.17.0; 8.16.0 |
References
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-11586.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-11586.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3788931Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 3, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified