CVE-2026-9547

SSH improper host validation

State
Published
Severity
7.4 High
Published
Jul 3, 2026
Updated
Sep 15, 2026
Reserved
May 26, 2026

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-297 Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

Affected Products

ProductVersions
curlcurl
  • 7.69.0 to before 8.14.2Affected
  • 8.15.0 to before 8.16.1Affected
  • 8.17.0 to before 8.20.1Affected
curlcurl
  • 507cf6a13db0375eadd4655b4c64710db29e9cf2 to before 0b8dbbc63c98777e4584cb9fbd71df3464008ad1Affected
curlcurl
  • 8.20.0Affected
  • 8.19.0Affected
  • 8.18.0Affected
  • 8.17.0Affected
  • 8.16.0Affected
  • 8.15.0Affected
  • 8.14.1Affected
  • 8.14.0Affected
  • 8.13.0Affected
  • 8.12.1Affected
  • 8.12.0Affected
  • 8.11.1Affected
  • 8.11.0Affected
  • 8.10.1Affected
  • 8.10.0Affected
  • 8.9.1Affected
  • 8.9.0Affected
  • 8.8.0Affected
  • 8.7.1Affected
  • 8.7.0Affected
  • 8.6.0Affected
  • 8.5.0Affected
  • 8.4.0Affected
  • 8.3.0Affected
  • 8.2.1Affected
  • and 32 more versions

References

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