---
id: CVE-2022-27776
title: >-
  A insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in fixed in curl 7.83.0
  might leak authentication or cookie header data on HTTP redirects to the same
  host but another port number.
summary: >-
  A insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in fixed in curl 7.83.0
  might leak authentication or cookie header data on HTTP redirects to the same
  host but another port number.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-522
  - CWE-522
vendor: haxx
product: curl
affected:
  - curl < 7.83.0
  - fedora = 36
  - fedora = 37
  - debian_linux = 10.0
  - debian_linux = 11.0
  - hci_bootstrap_os
  - clustered_data_ontap
  - solidfire_&_hci_management_node
  - solidfire_&_hci_storage_node
  - fabric_operating_system
  - h300s_firmware
  - h500s_firmware
  - h700s_firmware
  - h410s_firmware
  - 'universal_forwarder >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12'
  - 'universal_forwarder >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6'
  - universal_forwarder = 9.1.0
patched:
  - curl 7.83.0
  - universal_forwarder 9.0.6
published: '2022-06-02'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T18:25:34.177'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27776'
references:
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/1547048'
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00017.html'
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N5ZBWLNNPZKFK7Q4KEHGCJ2YELQEUJP/
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKKOQXPYLMBSEVDHFS32BPBR3ZQJKY5B/
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01'
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220609-0008/'
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5197'
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: 'https://hackerone.com/reports/1547048'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00017.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N5ZBWLNNPZKFK7Q4KEHGCJ2YELQEUJP/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKKOQXPYLMBSEVDHFS32BPBR3ZQJKY5B/
    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-20220609-0008/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5197'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.03777
epssPercentile: 0.8972
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T18:41:42.719Z'
---

## Overview

A insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in fixed in curl 7.83.0 might leak authentication or cookie header data on HTTP redirects to the same host but another port number.

## Affected

- `curl < 7.83.0`
- `fedora = 36`
- `fedora = 37`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`
- `debian_linux = 11.0`
- `hci_bootstrap_os`
- `clustered_data_ontap`
- `solidfire_&_hci_management_node`
- `solidfire_&_hci_storage_node`
- `fabric_operating_system`
- `h300s_firmware`
- `h500s_firmware`
- `h700s_firmware`
- `h410s_firmware`
- `universal_forwarder >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12`
- `universal_forwarder >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6`
- `universal_forwarder = 9.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `curl 7.83.0`
- `universal_forwarder 9.0.6`