{"id":"CVE-2020-8169","title":"curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).","summary":"curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-200","CWE-200"],"vendor":"haxx","product":"curl","affected":["curl >= 7.62.0, <= 7.70.0","simatic_tim_1531_irc_firmware < 2.2","debian_linux = 10.0","sinec_infrastructure_network_services < 1.0.1.1","universal_forwarder >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12","universal_forwarder >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6","universal_forwarder = 9.1.0"],"patched":["simatic_tim_1531_irc_firmware 2.2","sinec_infrastructure_network_services 1.0.1.1","universal_forwarder 9.0.6"],"published":"2020-12-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T09:17:19.617","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8169","references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdf","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.html","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/874778","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdf","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/874778","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-200951.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.03469,"epssPercentile":0.888,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T09:24:26.057Z","slug":"CVE-2020-8169","body":"## Overview\n\ncurl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).\n\n## Affected\n\n- `curl >= 7.62.0, <= 7.70.0`\n- `simatic_tim_1531_irc_firmware < 2.2`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n- `sinec_infrastructure_network_services < 1.0.1.1`\n- `universal_forwarder >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12`\n- `universal_forwarder >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6`\n- `universal_forwarder = 9.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `simatic_tim_1531_irc_firmware 2.2`\n- `sinec_infrastructure_network_services 1.0.1.1`\n- `universal_forwarder 9.0.6`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.7,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}