CVE-2026-8925
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2026-07-03
- Fixed in8.21.0
- WeaknessCWE-415
Am I affected?
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Description
The curl logic that works with SASL authentication could end up cleaning up the GSASL context *twice* without clearing the pointer in between, making it `free()` the same pointer twice.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2026-07-0307:16CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-8925?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-8925?format=csv
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.x | ≥ 8.15.0, < 8.21.0 | 8.21.0 | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
curl: curl: Double-free vulnerability in SASL authentication
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Fix
- Update Haxx curl to 8.21.0
- Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-8925 · 3 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/
- Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-8925 · 7 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2026-07-03
- Last Modified
- 2026-09-15
- NVD status
- Modified
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