A flaw was found in the curl command-line tool. When configured to follow redirects to Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) or Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) destinations, curl fails to apply user-specified Secure Shell (SSH) host verification settings. A malicious server can exploit this flaw by redirecting requests to an untrusted server, causing the connection to proceed without validating the remote host's identity. This failure can enable an attacker to intercept communications, leading to sensitive information disclosure.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8927-1 curl vulnerabilities
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Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in the curl command-line tool. When configured to follow redirects to Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) or Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) destinations, curl fails to apply user-specified Secure Shell (SSH) host verification settings. A malicious server can exploit this flaw by redirecting requests to an untrusted server, causing the connection to proceed without validating the remote host's identity. This failure can enable an attacker to intercept communications, leading to sensitive information disclosure.
Title curl: curl: redirect to SFTP or SCP bypasses host verification
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-297
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-86410 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-16T15:15:14Z

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