CVE-2026-8926

CVE Details

Release Date:	2026-07-03
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

When asking curl to use a `.netrc` file to find credentials and at the same time specifying a URL with a username (without a password), like `https://user@example.com/`, curl could wrongly get and use the password for *another* user set in the `.netrc` file for that host if such a one exists and there is no match for the specified user.

See more information about CVE-2026-8926 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	4.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (curl)	ELSA-2026-69125	2026-09-23