Native CA trust persist
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-11564 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | curl |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-03 07:16:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-15 07:16:25 UTC |
| Description | libcurl keeps previously used connections in a connection pool for subsequent transfers to reuse if one of them matches the setup. An easy handle that first uses default native CA trust can continue trusting the native platform store after the application switches that same handle to custom CA material for a later transfer. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.1 CRITICAL from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.003630000 probability, percentile 0.298070000 (date 2026-09-15)
Problem Types: CWE-295 | CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 9.1 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 9.1 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Curl | Curl | affected 8.17.0 8.20.1 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Curl | Curl | affected eefd03c572996e5de4dec4fe295ad6f103e0eefc d69bfad3fa3daf5e72331f6870667607828d5891 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Curl | Curl | affected 8.20.0 | Not specified |
| CNA | Curl | Curl | affected 8.19.0 | Not specified |
| CNA | Curl | Curl | affected 8.18.0 | Not specified |
| CNA | Curl | Curl | affected 8.17.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-11564.json | 2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9 | curl.se | Vendor Advisory |
| hackerone.com/reports/3788984 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | hackerone.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-11564.html | 2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9 | curl.se | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Filipe Casal of Trail of Bits in collaboration with OpenAI (en)
CNA: Stefan Eissing (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.