Vulnerability in Curl

CVE-2026-19931

A flaw in libcurl makes it wrongly reuse an HTTP connection setup for a given hostname using Negotiate authentication, when the initial request is done using empty credentials. This can make user B's request get sent over user A's previously authenticated connection.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (54.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-19931: held from 0.012 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-19931?
CVE-2026-19931 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Curl, classified under CWE-488. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-19931?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.