Unscored severity · published Oct 20, 2026
CVE-2026-92388
FTP wildcard write callback mixup
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When an FTP wildcard `LIST` operation fails, libcurl omits the restoration
path meant for successful listings, leaving the write callback set to the
internal listing parser and the write callback data pointing directly to the
easy handle. Subsequent reuse of this handle triggers an immediate crash, and
cloning it via `curl_easy_duphandle()` copies this corrupted state into the
duplicate. If the original handle is subsequently freed, executing a transfer
on the cloned handle causes a heap use-after-free read against the dangling
handle reference; alternatively, reusing the original or cloned handle while
changing only `CURLOPT_WRITEDATA` (and omitting `CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION`)
results in type confusion, forcing the internal parser to interpret incoming
server response bytes into memory at the application-supplied write data
pointer.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% 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; 8.20.0 through 8.20.0; 8.19.0 through 8.19.0; 8.18.0 through 8.18.0; 8.17.0 through 8.17.0; +34 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92388
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92388
curl.se
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-92388.html
curl.se
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-92388.json
hackerone.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/4022070
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