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GHSA-7Q9P-CX8R-RH2Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-08 12:30 – Updated: 2026-01-08 15:31
VLAI
Details
When doing SSH-based transfers using either SCP or SFTP, and setting the known_hosts file, libcurl could still mistakenly accept connecting to hosts not present in the specified file if they were added as recognized in the libssh global known_hosts file.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
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CVE-2025-15079 (GCVE-0-2025-15079)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-08 10:08 – Updated: 2026-09-15 06:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
libssh global known_hosts override
Summary
When doing SSH-based transfers using either SCP or SFTP, and setting the
known_hosts file, libcurl could still mistakenly accept connecting to hosts
*not present* in the specified file if they were added as recognized in the
libssh *global* known_hosts file.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-08 14:45 UTC
CWE
- CWE-297 - Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | curl |
Affected:
7.58.0 , < 8.14.2
(semver)
Affected: 8.15.0 , < 8.16.1 (semver) Affected: 8.17.0 , < 8.18.0 (semver) |
|
| curl | curl |
Affected:
c92d2e14cfb0db662f958effd2ac86f995cf1b5a , < adca486c125d9a6d9565b9607a19dce803a8b479
(git)
|
|
| curl | curl |
Affected:
8.17.0
Affected: 8.16.0 Affected: 8.15.0 Affected: 8.14.1 Affected: 8.14.0 Affected: 8.13.0 Affected: 8.12.1 Affected: 8.12.0 Affected: 8.11.1 Affected: 8.11.0 Affected: 8.10.1 Affected: 8.10.0 Affected: 8.9.1 Affected: 8.9.0 Affected: 8.8.0 Affected: 8.7.1 Affected: 8.7.0 Affected: 8.6.0 Affected: 8.5.0 Affected: 8.4.0 Affected: 8.3.0 Affected: 8.2.1 Affected: 8.2.0 Affected: 8.1.2 Affected: 8.1.1 Affected: 8.1.0 Affected: 8.0.1 Affected: 8.0.0 Affected: 7.88.1 Affected: 7.88.0 Affected: 7.87.0 Affected: 7.86.0 Affected: 7.85.0 Affected: 7.84.0 Affected: 7.83.1 Affected: 7.83.0 Affected: 7.82.0 Affected: 7.81.0 Affected: 7.80.0 Affected: 7.79.1 Affected: 7.79.0 Affected: 7.78.0 Affected: 7.77.0 Affected: 7.76.1 Affected: 7.76.0 Affected: 7.75.0 Affected: 7.74.0 Affected: 7.73.0 Affected: 7.72.0 Affected: 7.71.1 Affected: 7.71.0 Affected: 7.70.0 Affected: 7.69.1 Affected: 7.69.0 Affected: 7.68.0 Affected: 7.67.0 Affected: 7.66.0 Affected: 7.65.3 Affected: 7.65.2 Affected: 7.65.1 Affected: 7.65.0 Affected: 7.64.1 Affected: 7.64.0 Affected: 7.63.0 Affected: 7.62.0 Affected: 7.61.1 Affected: 7.61.0 Affected: 7.60.0 Affected: 7.59.0 Affected: 7.58.0 |
Credits
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