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CVE-2026-9079

Critical9.8

libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.

CVSS
9.8v3.1
EPSS (exploit probability)
0.6%47th pct
CISA KEV
Not listed

EPSS trendFIRST daily scores, last 90 days

FIRST EPSS held steady from 0.6% on 2026-09-18 to 0.6% on 2026-10-20, ranging 0.6%–0.6% across 31 daily scores.
2026-09-18 → 2026-10-20 · 31 days · 0.6%–0.6%
Daily values
FIRST EPSS daily scores for this CVE
Score dateEPSSPercentile
2026-10-200.6%46.9%
2026-10-190.6%46.9%
2026-10-180.6%46.8%
2026-10-160.6%46.8%
2026-10-150.6%46.7%
2026-10-140.6%46.6%
2026-10-130.6%46.4%
2026-10-120.6%46.4%
2026-10-110.6%46.3%
2026-10-100.6%46.3%
2026-10-090.6%46.3%
2026-10-080.6%46.2%
2026-10-070.6%46.2%
2026-10-060.6%46.1%
2026-10-050.6%46.0%
2026-10-040.6%46.0%
2026-10-030.6%46.0%
2026-10-020.6%46.0%
2026-10-010.6%45.9%
2026-09-300.6%45.8%
2026-09-290.6%45.7%
2026-09-270.6%45.7%
2026-09-260.6%45.7%
2026-09-250.6%45.6%
2026-09-240.6%45.5%
2026-09-230.6%46.6%
2026-09-220.6%46.6%
2026-09-210.6%46.3%
2026-09-200.6%46.6%
2026-09-190.6%46.6%
2026-09-180.6%46.6%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • haxx curl

Coverage1 article

References

Facts sourced from NVD, FIRST EPSS, and CISA KEV. Last synced 2026-10-21 07:34 UTC.

  • CVSS & description: NVD 2.0, fetched 2026-10-21 06:34 UTC
  • EPSS: FIRST EPSS, fetched 2026-10-21 07:34 UTC; score date 2026-10-20
  • KEV: CISA KEV, fetched 2026-10-21 07:34 UTC