High severity · published Jul 3, 2026
CVE-2026-9545
exposing HTTP/3 early data
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In this scenario, libcurl first uses a proper HTTP/3 server for the initial transfers, and when it makes a second transfer to the same site it has been replaced by the attacker's impostor machine - without a valid certificate. When libcurl returns to the hostname the second time with a cached SSL session (`CURLOPT_SSL_SESSIONID_CACHE` is not disabled) and early data enabled (the `CURLSSLOPT_EARLYDATA` bit is set in `CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS`), libcurl might send off the second request's bytes on that new connection *before* enforcing the certificate verification failure. Potentially leaking sensitive information.
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
8.11.0 before 8.14.2; 8.15.0 before 8.16.1; 8.17.0 before 8.20.1; 962097b8dd44ed5b9e7984bc1cdffdbdd566857f before 7b9613fa9b1a5e04301a3920eef58e8138dad05e; 8.20.0; 8.19.0; +11 more · source: vendor, NVD