TI-2026-77121 Aliases CVE-2026-86409 GHSA-57hx-469r-xq3r

Stale SigV4 headers sent to unintended URLs in curl

HIGH 70CWE-201Published 2026-10-20 · Updated 2026-10-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-201.

Summary

Affected are the curl releases from 7.75.0 through 8.21.0 as listed. Setting CURLOPT_AWS_SIGV4 to NULL does not disable SigV4 authentication, so a later transfer on the same handle still sends an Authorization AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 header to the next URL set, which leaks state information (CWE-201). A remote attacker with no privileges can trigger this, though the CVSS vector rates the attack complexity as high.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

Setting `CURLOPT_AWS_SIGV4` to NULL but does not disable SigV4 authentication, contrary to expectations and documentation. A subsequent transfer on the same handle still sends an `Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256` header to whatever URL isset next, leaking state information.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01096 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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	8.21.0 – 8.21.0; 8.20.0 – 8.20.0; 8.19.0 – 8.19.0; 8.18.0 – 8.18.0; 8.17.0 – 8.17.0; 8.16.0 – 8.16.0; 8.15.0 – 8.15.0; 8.14.1 – 8.14.1; 8.14.0 – 8.14.0; 8.13.0 – 8.13.0; 8.12.1 – 8.12.1; 8.12.0 – 8.12.0; 8.11.1 – 8.11.1; 8.11.0 – 8.11.0; 8.10.1 – 8.10.1; 8.10.0 – 8.10.0; 8.9.1 – 8.9.1; 8.9.0 – 8.9.0; 8.8.0 – 8.8.0; 8.7.1 – 8.7.1; 8.7.0 – 8.7.0; 8.6.0 – 8.6.0; 8.5.0 – 8.5.0; 8.4.0 – 8.4.0; 8.3.0 – 8.3.0; 8.2.1 – 8.2.1; 8.2.0 – 8.2.0; 8.1.2 – 8.1.2; 8.1.1 – 8.1.1; 8.1.0 – 8.1.0; 8.0.1 – 8.0.1; 8.0.0 – 8.0.0; 7.88.1 – 7.88.1; 7.88.0 – 7.88.0; 7.87.0 – 7.87.0; 7.86.0 – 7.86.0; 7.85.0 – 7.85.0; 7.84.0 – 7.84.0; 7.83.1 – 7.83.1; 7.83.0 – 7.83.0; 7.82.0 – 7.82.0; 7.81.0 – 7.81.0; 7.80.0 – 7.80.0; 7.79.1 – 7.79.1; 7.79.0 – 7.79.0; 7.78.0 – 7.78.0; 7.77.0 – 7.77.0; 7.76.1 – 7.76.1; 7.76.0 – 7.76.0; 7.75.0 – 7.75.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

curl Vendorcurl Affected 8.21.0 – 8.21.0; 8.20.0 – 8.20.0; 8.19.0 – 8.19.0; 8.18.0 – 8.18.0; 8.17.0 – 8.17.0; 8.16.0 – 8.16.0; 8.15.0 – 8.15.0; 8.14.1 – 8.14.1; 8.14.0 – 8.14.0; 8.13.0 – 8.13.0; 8.12.1 – 8.12.1; 8.12.0 – 8.12.0; 8.11.1 – 8.11.1; 8.11.0 – 8.11.0; 8.10.1 – 8.10.1; 8.10.0 – 8.10.0; 8.9.1 – 8.9.1; 8.9.0 – 8.9.0; 8.8.0 – 8.8.0; 8.7.1 – 8.7.1; 8.7.0 – 8.7.0; 8.6.0 – 8.6.0; 8.5.0 – 8.5.0; 8.4.0 – 8.4.0; 8.3.0 – 8.3.0; 8.2.1 – 8.2.1; 8.2.0 – 8.2.0; 8.1.2 – 8.1.2; 8.1.1 – 8.1.1; 8.1.0 – 8.1.0; 8.0.1 – 8.0.1; 8.0.0 – 8.0.0; 7.88.1 – 7.88.1; 7.88.0 – 7.88.0; 7.87.0 – 7.87.0; 7.86.0 – 7.86.0; 7.85.0 – 7.85.0; 7.84.0 – 7.84.0; 7.83.1 – 7.83.1; 7.83.0 – 7.83.0; 7.82.0 – 7.82.0; 7.81.0 – 7.81.0; 7.80.0 – 7.80.0; 7.79.1 – 7.79.1; 7.79.0 – 7.79.0; 7.78.0 – 7.78.0; 7.77.0 – 7.77.0; 7.76.1 – 7.76.1; 7.76.0 – 7.76.0; 7.75.0 – 7.75.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl::::::::	—	—	Haxx

cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Haxx

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for curl. Red Hat fixes Red Hat Hardened Images in RHSA-2026:82895. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat JBoss Core Services and Red Hat Satellite 6 are affected without a fix, and Red Hat lists no plan for them. Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) is also affected without a fix, and no plan is given for it.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2026:82895 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Important
Red 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Affected	No fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Affected	No fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Core Services	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)	Affected	—
Red Hat Satellite 6	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened Images	Fixed	RHSA-2026:82895

Not affected: 8 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Hardened Images
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Red Hat Satellite 6

Timeline

2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86409
2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-57hx-469r-xq3r
2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-10-29 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-29 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Other 3

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

See all 103 →

Sources

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