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Standard
Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2025-15079

2026-01-08
Severity Assessment
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (Description)

When doing SSH-based transfers using either SCP or SFTP, and setting the
known_hosts file, libcurl could still mistakenly accept connecting to hosts
*not present* in the specified file if they were added as recognized in the
libssh *global* known_hosts file.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Unchanged
Scope
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-297

Affected Population

Affected Configurations

Total: 66 detected entries

Software List Scrollable
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.80.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.2.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.7.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.2.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.0.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.64.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.14.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.65.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.63.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.88.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.79.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.77.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.0.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.65.3
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.84.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.82.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.4.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.5.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.74.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.10.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.75.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.69.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.1.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.59.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.70.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.87.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.69.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.61.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.12.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.68.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.62.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.76.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.66.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.72.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.1.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.81.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.85.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.12.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.67.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.88.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.65.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.8.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.79.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.9.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.7.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.73.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.60.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.6.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.1.2
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.76.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.9.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.14.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.64.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.11.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.86.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.11.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.65.2
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.58.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.13.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.78.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.71.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.71.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v8.10.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.83.0
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.83.1
ha
curl
Vendor: haxx • v7.61.0
Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
08 Jan 2026
MODIFICATION
20 Jan 2026
FIRST PATCH
21 Apr 2026
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
5.3
MEDIUM
Products
66
Affected
Patches
3
Available
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.