CVE-2026-13608
Published:September 06, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
A flaw in the libcurl SASL negotiation for LDAP authentication allows an
incomplete handshake sequence to be misinterpreted as a successful
cryptographic verification. An attacker executing a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
attack can inject a premature or shortcut response that bypasses complete peer
validation.
Affected Packages
libcurl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=7.82.0 <8.22.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.22.0https://github.com/curl/curl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=curl-7_82_0 <curl-8_22_0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version curl-8_22_0Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
EPSS
Base Score:
0.64