CVE-2026-7168
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CVE-2026-7168 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Successfully using libcurl to do a transfer over a specific HTTP proxy (`proxyA`) with **Digest** authentication and then changing the proxy host to a second one (`proxyB`) for a second transfer, reusing the same handle, makes libcurl wrongly pass on the `Proxy-Authorization:` header field meant for `proxyA`, to `proxyB`.. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Successfully using libcurl to do a transfer over a specific HTTP proxy (`proxyA`) with **Digest** authentication and then changing the proxy host to a second one (`proxyB`) for a second transfer, reusing the same handle, makes libcurl wrongly pass on the `Proxy-Authorization:` header field meant for `proxyA`, to `proxyB`.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Haxx | Curl | >= 7.12.0, < 8.20.0 |
References
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-7168.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-7168.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3697719Exploit, Issue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/29/14Mailing List, Patch
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3697719Exploit, Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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