CVE-2026-6253
curl might erroneously pass on credentials for a first proxy to a second proxy. This can happen when the following conditions are true: 1. curl is setup to use specific different proxies for different URL schemes 2. the first proxy needs credentials 3. the second proxy uses no credentials 4. while using the first proxy (using say `http://`), curl is asked to follow a redirect to a URL using another scheme (say `https://`), accessed using a second, different, proxy
Published:Apr 29, 2026
Last Modified:May 14, 2026
EPS:May 13, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00043
CVSS Score:5.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Curl
Product
Curl
Curl
Curl
Vendor
Haxx
Product
Curl
Haxx
Curl
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
