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CVE-2026-94266

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Description

libcurl could accidentally return a URL for `curl_easy_getinfo()`'s `CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL` option containing credentials, even though neither the URL provided to libcurl nor the redirected URL did.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9
Published
2026-10-20 21:17:22.290000
Last modified
2026-10-30 17:17:31.937000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-94266",
  "sourceIdentifier": "2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:17:22.290",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T17:17:31.937",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "libcurl could accidentally return a URL for `curl_easy_getinfo()`'s\n`CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL` option containing credentials, even though neither\nthe URL provided to libcurl nor the redirected URL did."
    }
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