{"id":"CVE-2022-35260","title":"curl can be told to parse a `.netrc` file for credentials","summary":"curl can be told to parse a `.netrc` file for credentials. If that file endsin a line with 4095 consecutive non-white space letters and no newline, curlwould first read past the end of the stack-based buffer, and if the readworks, write …","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-125","CWE-787"],"vendor":"haxx","product":"curl","affected":["curl >= 7.84.0, < 7.86.0","clustered_data_ontap","h300s_firmware","h500s_firmware","h700s_firmware","h410s_firmware","macos < 12.6.3","universal_forwarder >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12","universal_forwarder >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6","universal_forwarder = 9.1.0"],"patched":["curl 7.86.0","macos 12.6.3","universal_forwarder 9.0.6"],"published":"2022-12-05","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T18:17:00.993","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35260","references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1721098","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230110-0006/","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1721098","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230110-0006/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-892048.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.0188,"epssPercentile":0.79032,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T18:47:39.276Z","exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-03-27T19:48:27.630222Z"},"slug":"CVE-2022-35260","body":"## Overview\n\ncurl can be told to parse a `.netrc` file for credentials. If that file endsin a line with 4095 consecutive non-white space letters and no newline, curlwould first read past the end of the stack-based buffer, and if the readworks, write a zero byte beyond its boundary.This will in most cases cause a segfault or similar, but circumstances might also cause different outcomes.If a malicious user can provide a custom netrc file to an application or otherwise affect its contents, this flaw could be used as denial-of-service.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `curl >= 7.84.0, < 7.86.0`\n- `clustered_data_ontap`\n- `h300s_firmware`\n- `h500s_firmware`\n- `h700s_firmware`\n- `h410s_firmware`\n- `macos < 12.6.3`\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- `curl 7.86.0`\n- `macos 12.6.3`\n- `universal_forwarder 9.0.6`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.4,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":221412,"id":"CVE-2022-35260","ts":1792031215194,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}