Unscored severity · published Oct 20, 2026
CVE-2026-86415
auto client cert connection reuse mixup
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libcurl's connection cache match function never considers the automatic client
certificate option, so a cached, already authenticated Schannel connection can
be handed to a transfer that got redirected to a different origin, even though
the code explicitly switched off the auto client cert option for that transfer
to prevent exactly this.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
curl · curl
8.22.0 through 8.22.0; 8.21.0 through 8.21.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86415
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86415
curl.se
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-86415.html
curl.se
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-86415.json
hackerone.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/3993870
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