When saving HSTS data to an excessively long file name, curl could end up removing all…
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-311Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-311.
Summary
When saving HSTS data to an excessively long file name, curl could end up removing all contents, making subsequent requests using that file unaware of the HSTS status they should otherwise use.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01133 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial curl (curl): 7.84.0Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| curl | curl | 8.4.0 – 8.4.0 | 7.84.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- curl Vendorcurl Affected 8.4.0 – 8.4.0 Fixed in 7.84.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.84.0 to before 8.5.0 | Vulnerable | Haxx |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.84.0 to before 8.5.0 Vulnerable ·Haxx
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA curl (curl) Fixed in 7.84.0
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2024:1316 Released 2024-03-18 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57 SP3 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server jbcs-httpd24-curl-8.6.0-3.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-2.4.57-9.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel-2.4.57-9.el7jbcs +15
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 jbcs-httpd24-curl-8.6.0-3.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-2.4.57-9.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel-2.4.57-9.el8jbcs +15
- RHSA-2024:1317 Released 2024-03-18 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57 SP3 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1317 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1316 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1316 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46219
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj44-3xpp-9cx2
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2024:1317 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Core Services · Red Hat
References
Advisory 2
More curl vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19922 Out-of-bounds write in curl CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16162 Negotiate ambient user conn reuse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-10231 cross-origin Digest auth state leak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-09063 HTTP/2 stream-dependency tree UAF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-07976 stale proxy password leak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-07845 SASL double-free CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-46219 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46219 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fj44-3xpp-9cx2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-46219 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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