CVE-2026-11856

Public on 2026-06-25
Modified on 2026-06-25
Description
Successfully using libcurl to do a transfer to a specific HTTP origin (hostA) with Digest authentication and then changing the origin to a different one (hostB) for a second transfer, reusing the same handle, makes libcurl wrongly pass on the Authorization: header field meant for hostA, to hostB.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core curl Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 curl Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N