{"id":"CVE-2025-10966","title":"curl's code for managing SSH connections when SFTP was done using the wolfSSH\npowered backend was flawed and missed host verification mechanisms.\n\nThis prevents curl from detecting MITM attackers and more.","summary":"curl's code for managing SSH connections when SFTP was done using the wolfSSH\npowered backend was flawed and missed host verification mechanisms.\n\nThis prevents curl from detecting MITM attackers and more.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-322"],"vendor":"haxx","product":"curl","affected":["curl >= 7.69.0, < 8.17.0"],"patched":["curl 8.17.0"],"published":"2025-11-07","updated":"2026-09-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-15T07:16:23.317","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10966","references":[{"url":"https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-10966.html","label":"2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9"},{"url":"https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-10966.json","label":"2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/3355218","label":"2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/05/2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2025-11-10T20:26:03.531168Z"},"epss":0.00399,"epssPercentile":0.3136,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T07:33:29.256Z","slug":"CVE-2025-10966","body":"## Overview\n\ncurl's code for managing SSH connections when SFTP was done using the wolfSSH\npowered backend was flawed and missed host verification mechanisms.\n\nThis prevents curl from detecting MITM attackers and more.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `curl >= 7.69.0, < 8.17.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `curl 8.17.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}