Description
Successfully using libcurl to do a transfer over a specific HTTP proxy
(`proxyA`) with **Digest** authentication and then changing the proxy host to
a second one (`proxyB`) for a second transfer, reusing the same handle, makes
libcurl wrongly pass on the `Proxy-Authorization:` header field meant for
`proxyA`, to `proxyB`.
Published: 2026-05-13
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8227-1 curl vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 14 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Haxx
Haxx curl
Weaknesses CWE-294
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Haxx
Haxx curl

Wed, 13 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
Vendors & Products Curl
Curl curl

Wed, 13 May 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Successfully using libcurl to do a transfer over a specific HTTP proxy (`proxyA`) with **Digest** authentication and then changing the proxy host to a second one (`proxyB`) for a second transfer, reusing the same handle, makes libcurl wrongly pass on the `Proxy-Authorization:` header field meant for `proxyA`, to `proxyB`.
Title cross-proxy Digest auth state leak
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:18:13.718Z

Reserved: 2026-04-27T07:37:37.172Z

Link: CVE-2026-7168

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-13T13:01:57.200

Modified: 2026-05-14T14:12:48.457

Link: CVE-2026-7168

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T16:00:15Z

Weaknesses