CVE-2025-11563 (GCVE-0-2025-11563)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-25 07:20 – Updated: 2026-02-25 18:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes
Summary
URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into
saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user
explicitly asking for it.
This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-25 18:53 UTC
Assigner
References
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