CVE-2026-9547
7.4
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.2
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
Description
When a libcurl-based application performs transfers via `SCP://` or `SFTP://`
and utilizes the `CURLOPT_SSH_KEYFUNCTION` callback, it may silently accept an
untrusted server. This vulnerability occurs when a server presents a host key
type that does not match the specific key type already recorded for that host
in the `known_hosts` file. Instead of rejecting the mismatch, the callback
mechanism fails to properly enforce the restriction, allowing the connection
to succeed without warning and risking a potential man-in-the-middle attack.
Affected (1)
References (4)
Source: 2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: 2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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