libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication
credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get
used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8487-1 curl vulnerabilities
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Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-287

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-287

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
Vendors & Products Curl
Curl curl

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.
Title stale proxy password leak
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-03T06:16:51.127Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T12:59:41.444Z

Link: CVE-2026-9079

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Updated: 2026-07-03T20:45:16Z

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