CVE-2026-6253

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Sep 15, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 13, 2026
Last modified
Sep 15, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2026-6253: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix