High severity · published Sep 6, 2026
CVE-2026-82208
wolfSSL CA-cache hit overrides callback
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
With the wolfSSL backend, when CA caching is enabled and an
`CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION` callback replaces the trust store, libcurl can
silently reinstall the cached store after the callback returns. A certificate
trusted by the cached store but rejected by the callback-selected store is
then incorrectly accepted.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
curl · curl
8.9.1 before 8.14.2; 8.15.0 before 8.16.1; 8.17.0 before 8.20.1; 8.21.0 before 8.22.0; 0f2876b2c33f6784a27b6f7345bd8cd95b46352a before ed0338befd1d865a8ea1fbaa90013a096dedd07a; 8.21.0; +16 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82208
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82208
Patch
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-82208.html
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-82208.json
Exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/3973090
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