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CVE-2026-9080

UAF after pause in socket callback

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 8.14.2, 8.16.1, 8.20.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Calling `curl_easy_pause()` within the event-based `CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION` callback triggers a use-after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • curl curl

    From 8.13.0 · fixed in 8.14.2; From 8.15.0 · fixed in 8.16.1; From 8.17.0 · fixed in 8.20.1

  • curl curl

    Version range not reported

  • curl curl

    8.20.0, 8.19.0, 8.18.0, 8.17.0, 8.16.0, 8.15.0, 8.14.1, 8.14.0, 8.13.0

References 3

curl.se

hackerone.com