CVE-2026-9079

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileDEEUFRUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.06% (65th) EPSS
CVSS 5.3 · medium
Is it mine?
43 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedRTU500 series CMU Firmwarecisa_csaf_ot

    Update to CMU Firmware version 13.9.1

  • MitigationRTU500 series CMU Firmwarecisa_csaf_ot

    Follow general mitigation factors/workarounds

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.3–9.8

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-522USprimaryCWE-522US
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affected products (43)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 43
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advisories (6)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-2065cURL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-24csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in cURL ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

  • ICSA-26-293-05Hitachi Energy RTU500 Product2026-09-01icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Hitachi Energy is aware of vulnerabilities that affect RTU500 product versions listed in this document. These vulnerabilities if exploited can have impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the product. Please refer to the Recommended Immediate Actions for information about the mitigation/remediation.

  • CERTFR-2026-AVI-1351Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle MySQLFrançais2026-10-21vendor · certfrFR
  • CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
  • CERTFR-2026-AVI-1390Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Network MonitorFrançais2026-10-27vendor · certfrFR
  • CURL-CVE-2026-9079stale proxy password leak2026-06-24vendor · osvUS

    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.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundcisa_csaf_otcertfrosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-07-03modified 2026-07-07
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references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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