Vulnerability in Haxx Curl

CVE-2021-22897

curl 7.61.0 through 7.76.1 suffers from exposure of data element to wrong session due to a mistake in the code for CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST when libcurl is built to use the Schannel TLS library. The selected cipher set was stored in a singl…

EPSS: 0.008 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22897?
CVE-2021-22897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under CWE-840. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-22897?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-22897 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.