# CVE-2024-0853: OCSP verification bypass with TLS session reuse

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-03 · Updated: 2025-06-20

## Affected

- curl: 8.5.0 only

## Description

curl inadvertently kept the SSL session ID for connections in its cache even when the verify status (*OCSP stapling*) test failed. A subsequent transfer to the same hostname could then succeed if the session ID cache was still fresh, which then skipped the verify status check.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on curl, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-0853.json
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-0853.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2298922
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0004/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0009/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0012/

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