CVE-2026-8925 (GCVE-0-2026-8925)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-03 06:15 – Updated: 2026-09-15 06:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
SASL double-free
Summary
The curl logic that works with SASL authentication could end up cleaning up
the GSASL context *twice* without clearing the pointer in between, making it
`free()` the same pointer twice.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-06 17:03 UTC
CWE
- CWE-415 - Double Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| curl | curl |
Affected:
8.15.0 , < 8.16.1
(semver)
Affected: 8.17.0 , < 8.20.1 (semver) |
guessed | |
| curl | curl |
Affected:
ab650379a8c25ca952f651476d25b4cdd77bb3fc , < 3da249e1f0716c06644ed3522a37a8bf81808012
(git)
|
guessed | |
| curl | curl |
Affected:
8.20.0
Affected: 8.19.0 Affected: 8.18.0 Affected: 8.17.0 Affected: 8.16.0 Affected: 8.15.0 |
guessed |
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