Out of bounds read for cookie path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
1. A cookie is set using the `secure` keyword for `https://target` 2. curl is redirected to or otherwise made to speak with `http://target` (same hostname, but using clear text HTTP) using the same cookie set 3. The same cookie name is set - but with only a slash as path (`path="/"`). Since this site is not secure, the cookie *should* be ignored. 4. A bug in the path comparison logic makes curl read outside a heap buffer boundary The bug either causes a crash or it potentially makes the comparison come to the wrong conclusion and lets the clear-text site override the contents of the secure cookie, contrary to expectations and depending on the memory contents immediately following the single-byte allocation that holds the path. The presumed and correct behavior would be to plainly ignore the second set of the cookie since it was already set as secure on a secure host so overriding it on an insecure host should not be okay.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| curl | curl | 8.13.0 to before 8.14.2; 8.15.0 to before 8.16.0 | 8.14.2, 8.16.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| curl | curl | 8.15.0; 8.14.1; 8.14.0; 8.13.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA curl (curl) Fixed in 8.14.2, 8.16.0
Red Hat 19 advisories
- RHSA-2026:82895 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images curl-8.23.0-0.1.hum1@aarch64, curl-8.23.0-0.1.hum1@s390x, curl-8.23.0-0.1.hum1@src +10
- RHSA-2026:82857 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle
- RHSA-2026:82372 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
Show 16 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:82354 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:82347 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:77255 Released 2026-10-07 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images curl-8.22.0-1.1.hum1@aarch64, curl-8.22.0-1.1.hum1@s390x, curl-8.22.0-1.1.hum1@src +10
- RHSA-2026:6893 Released 2026-04-07 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images curl-8.19.0-3.hum1@aarch64, curl-8.19.0-3.hum1@src, curl-8.19.0-3.hum1@x86_64 +6
- RHSA-2026:4943 Released 2026-03-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Update Infrastructure 5.1 security update
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/haproxy-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/installer-rhel9 +1
- RHSA-2026:2563 Released 2026-02-11 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Update Infrastructure 5 security update
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/haproxy-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/installer-rhel9 +1
- RHSA-2026:2485 Released 2026-02-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantInsights proxy Container Image
- Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 registry.redhat.io/insights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:1825 Released 2026-02-03 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) libcurl-devel-8.12.1-2.el10_1.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) curl-8.12.1-2.el10_1.2, libcurl-8.12.1-2.el10_1.2, libcurl-minimal-8.12.1-2.el10_1.2
- RHSA-2026:1736 Released 2026-02-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantA Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:1477 Released 2026-01-28 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) curl-8.12.1-1.el10_0.4, libcurl-8.12.1-1.el10_0.4, libcurl-minimal-8.12.1-1.el10_0.4
- RHSA-2026:1350 Released 2026-01-27 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libcurl-devel-7.76.1-35.el9_7.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) curl-7.76.1-35.el9_7.3, curl-minimal-7.76.1-35.el9_7.3, libcurl-7.76.1-35.el9_7.3 +1
- RHSA-2025:23383 Released 2025-12-18 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) curl-7.61.1-34.el8_10.9, libcurl-7.61.1-34.el8_10.9, libcurl-devel-7.61.1-34.el8_10.9 +1
- RHSA-2025:23127 Released 2025-12-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) curl-7.76.1-23.el9_2.8, curl-minimal-7.76.1-23.el9_2.8, libcurl-7.76.1-23.el9_2.8 +1
- RHSA-2025:23126 Released 2025-12-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) curl-7.76.1-14.el9_0.12, curl-minimal-7.76.1-14.el9_0.12, libcurl-7.76.1-14.el9_0.12 +1
- RHSA-2025:23125 Released 2025-12-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) curl-7.76.1-29.el9_4.3, curl-minimal-7.76.1-29.el9_4.3, libcurl-7.76.1-29.el9_4.3 +1
- RHSA-2025:23043 Released 2025-12-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatecurl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) libcurl-devel-7.76.1-31.el9_6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) curl-7.76.1-31.el9_6.2, curl-minimal-7.76.1-31.el9_6.2, libcurl-7.76.1-31.el9_6.2 +1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
curl 8.14.2, 8.16.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-09319 predictable WebSocket maskPriority LOW 25
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82347, RHSA-2026:82354, RHSA-2026:82372, RHSA-2026:82857 |
| Red Hat Discovery 2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1736 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1825 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1350 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23043 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1825 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23383 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1350 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23127 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23125 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23043 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:6893, RHSA-2026:77255, RHSA-2026:82895 |
| Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2485 |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2563, RHSA-2026:4943 |
Not affected: 10 products
- Red Hat Discovery 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4)
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9086
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v676-f8gm-92r9
- 2026-10-12 Fix available: RHSA-2026:77255 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-12 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82372 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82354 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82347 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82857 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82895 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 · Red Hat
References
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-2025-9086 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9086 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v676-f8gm-92r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-9086 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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