FKIE_CVE-2025-14524

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-08 10:15 - Updated: 2026-01-20 14:53
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.
References
2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-14524.htmlVendor Advisory, Patch
2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-14524.jsonVendor Advisory
2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9https://hackerone.com/reports/3459417Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/07/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "value": "When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer\nperforms a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP,\nPOP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new\ntarget host."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2025-14524",
  "lastModified": "2026-01-20T14:53:11.017",
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          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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          "value": "CWE-601"
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      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
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