CVE-2025-10966

Aliases:DEBIAN-CVE-2025-10966ALPINE-CVE-2025-10966CGA-mq5f-gp89-vgrv
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 07 Nov 2025, 07:26
Last modified:15 Sept 2026, 06:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
4.3 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.4% LOW
0% probability +0.36%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Nov 2025, 07:26
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 Sept 2026, 06:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

curl's code for managing SSH connections when SFTP was done using the wolfSSH powered backend was flawed and missed host verification mechanisms. This prevents curl from detecting MITM attackers and more.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.40%• Percentile: 34%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-322•Key Exchange without Entity Authentication

    The product performs a key exchange with an actor without verifying the identity of that actor.

Affected Systems

  • alpine•curl

    ≥ 7.69.0, < 8.17.0-r0 | ≥ 7.69.0, < 8.17.0-r0

  • chainguard•libcurl4

    all

  • wolfi•libcurl4

    all

  • curl•curl

    8.16.0 | 8.15.0 | 8.14.1 | 8.14.0 | 8.13.0 | 8.12.1 | 8.12.0 | 8.11.1 | 8.11.0 | 8.10.1 | 8.10.0 | 8.9.1 | 8.9.0 | 8.8.0 | 8.7.1 | 8.7.0 | 8.6.0 | 8.5.0 | 8.4.0 | 8.3.0 | 8.2.1 | 8.2.0 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.0 | 8.0.1 | 8.0.0 | 7.88.1 | 7.88.0 | 7.87.0 | 7.86.0 | 7.85.0 | 7.84.0 | 7.83.1 | 7.83.0 | 7.82.0 | 7.81.0 | 7.80.0 | 7.79.1 | 7.79.0 | 7.78.0 | 7.77.0 | 7.76.1 | 7.76.0 | 7.75.0 | 7.74.0 | 7.73.0 | 7.72.0 | 7.71.1 | 7.71.0 | 7.70.0 | 7.69.1 | 7.69.0 | ≥ 7.69.0, < 8.14.2 | ≥ 8.15.0, < 8.16.1 | ≥ 6773c7ca65cf2183295e56603f9b86a5ce816a06, < b011e3fcfb06d6c0278595ee2ee297036fbe9793 | 8.16.0 | 8.15.0 | 8.14.1 | 8.14.0 | 8.13.0 | 8.12.1 | 8.12.0 | 8.11.1 | 8.11.0 | 8.10.1 | 8.10.0 | 8.9.1 | 8.9.0 | 8.8.0 | 8.7.1 | 8.7.0 | 8.6.0 | 8.5.0 | 8.4.0 | 8.3.0 | 8.2.1 | 8.2.0 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.0 | 8.0.1 | 8.0.0 | 7.88.1 | 7.88.0 | 7.87.0 | 7.86.0 | 7.85.0 | 7.84.0 | 7.83.1 | 7.83.0 | 7.82.0 | 7.81.0 | 7.80.0 | 7.79.1 | 7.79.0 | 7.78.0 | 7.77.0 | 7.76.1 | 7.76.0 | 7.75.0 | 7.74.0 | 7.73.0 | 7.72.0 | 7.71.1 | 7.71.0 | 7.70.0 | 7.69.1 | 7.69.0

  • debian•curl

    all | all | all | < 8.17.0~rc2-1

  • haxx•curl

    ≥ 7.69.0, < 8.17.0

References (7)