Insufficiently protected credentials in https://github.com/curl/curl
Priority LOW 36CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
A insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in fixed in curl 7.83.0 might leak authentication or cookie header data on HTTP redirects to the same host but another port number.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04098 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://github.com/curl/curl | fixed in curl 7.83.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- https://github.com/curl/curl Vendor— Affected fixed in curl 7.83.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 21
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.83.0 | Vulnerable | Haxx |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.83.0 Vulnerable ·Haxx
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Show 11 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.6 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1.0 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.6 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:5245 Released 2022-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libcurl-devel-7.76.1-14.el9_0.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) curl-7.76.1-14.el9_0.4, curl-minimal-7.76.1-14.el9_0.4, libcurl-7.76.1-14.el9_0.4 +1
- RHSA-2022:5313 Released 2022-06-30 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) curl-7.61.1-22.el8_6.3, libcurl-7.61.1-22.el8_6.3, libcurl-devel-7.61.1-22.el8_6.3 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| .NET Core 3.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5245 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5245 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27776
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc85-wpv5-52wh
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-27776 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-27776 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hc85-wpv5-52wh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-27776 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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