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CVE-2026-92387

curl: never-ending loop via server response omission

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CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.31%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published20 Oct 2026Updated 20 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

By permanently omitting the final control-response line, a malicious FTP, IMAP, POP3, or SMTP server can exploit libcurl and completely bypass its configured transfer timeout mechanism, indefinitely blocking all concurrent transfers bound to the same multi-handle.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 17

  • curlaffected: 8.22.0 through 8.22.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.21.0 through 8.21.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.20.0 through 8.20.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.19.0 through 8.19.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.18.0 through 8.18.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.17.0 through 8.17.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.16.0 through 8.16.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.15.0 through 8.15.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.14.1 through 8.14.1CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.14.0 through 8.14.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.13.0 through 8.13.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.12.1 through 8.12.1CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.12.0 through 8.12.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.11.1 through 8.11.1CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.11.0 through 8.11.0CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.10.1 through 8.10.1CVE List
  • curlaffected: 8.10.0 through 8.10.0CVE List

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