Medium exploit reference

CVE-2026-8458 — wrong reuse for different services

libcurl might in some circumstances reuse the wrong connection when asked to do Negotiate-authenticated ones, even when they are set to use different "services". libcurl features a pool of recent connections so that subsequent requests can reuse an existing connection to avoid overhead. When reusing a connection a range of criteria must be met. Due to a logical error in the code, a request that was issued by an application could wrongfully reuse an existing connection to the same server that was authenticated using different services.

Published Jul 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: curl

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

Technical severity (medium)+3
CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

—

No EPSS score.

Affects

Curl

CVSS base

6.5

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

Proof of concept

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

Documented patch — curl.se (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Curl Curl, Haxx Curl).
Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Curl	Curl	≥ 7.43.0 and < 8.14.2≥ 8.15.0 and < 8.16.1≥ 8.17.0 and < 8.20.1≥ 97c272e5d173ad5f706443e2477f0a84f0044edd and < 5e99b73cf441d9c369768b9cd48b5389b9a2503dversion 8.20.0version 8.19.0version 8.18.0version 8.17.0 and 94 more version 8.16.0version 8.15.0version 8.14.1version 8.14.0version 8.13.0version 8.12.1version 8.12.0version 8.11.1version 8.11.0version 8.10.1version 8.10.0version 8.9.1version 8.9.0version 8.8.0version 8.7.1version 8.7.0version 8.6.0version 8.5.0version 8.4.0version 8.3.0version 8.2.1version 8.2.0version 8.1.2version 8.1.1version 8.1.0version 8.0.1version 8.0.0version 7.88.1version 7.88.0version 7.87.0version 7.86.0version 7.85.0version 7.84.0version 7.83.1version 7.83.0version 7.82.0version 7.81.0version 7.80.0version 7.79.1version 7.79.0version 7.78.0version 7.77.0version 7.76.1version 7.76.0version 7.75.0version 7.74.0version 7.73.0version 7.72.0version 7.71.1version 7.71.0version 7.70.0version 7.69.1version 7.69.0version 7.68.0version 7.67.0version 7.66.0version 7.65.3version 7.65.2version 7.65.1version 7.65.0version 7.64.1version 7.64.0version 7.63.0version 7.62.0version 7.61.1version 7.61.0version 7.60.0version 7.59.0version 7.58.0version 7.57.0version 7.56.1version 7.56.0version 7.55.1version 7.55.0version 7.54.1version 7.54.0version 7.53.1version 7.53.0version 7.52.1version 7.52.0version 7.51.0version 7.50.3version 7.50.2version 7.50.1version 7.50.0version 7.49.1version 7.49.0version 7.48.0version 7.47.1version 7.47.0version 7.46.0version 7.45.0version 7.44.0version 7.43.0	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Haxx	Curl	≥ 7.46.0 and < 8.20.0	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.5	CVSS 3.1	Medium	2.8	3.6	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.5	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	CISA-ADP via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N (score shown at the top: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-488

Other CVEs with this weakness →

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · curl/curl
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 15, 2026
Fix documented
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS changed · 6.5
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Modified
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Jul 3, 2026 · curl

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026

References

3 on the record

curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8458.json
Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8458.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
hackerone.com/reports/3721183
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Curl
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-488
other pages naming this weakness

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No FIRST EPSS score.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-8458 is "wrong reuse for different services", rated Medium. It affects Curl (Curl); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.5 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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