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CVE-2026-6429

netrc credential leak with reused proxy connection

CVSS 5.3 MEDIUMEPSS 0.5%
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 5.3EPSS 0.5%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
13 May 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
When asked to both use a `.netrc` file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, libcurl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
curl · curl

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