CVE-2026-6429

Public on 2026-05-01

Modified on 2026-08-07

Description

When asked to both use a .netrc file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, libcurl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances.

Severity

Low

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CVSS v3 Base Score

3.1

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory	Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	curl			No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023	curl			No Fix Planned

CVSS Scores

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

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-6429 Mitre: CVE-2026-6429