Medium severity · published May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-6253
proxy credentials leak over redirect-to proxy
5.9
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
curl · curl
7.14.1 before 8.14.2; 8.15.0 before 8.16.1; 8.17.0 before 8.20.0; 3b60bb725913ce7339aefef0a14b12df4c24db60 before 188c2f166a20fa97c2325b2da7d0e5cecc13725f; 8.19.0; 8.18.0; +34 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6253
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6253
Patch
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-6253.html
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-6253.json
Exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/3669637
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/29/11
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