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High 7.5Published Dec 14, 2020
CVE-2020-8169curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).
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It affects Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP and 7 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
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curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- hackerone
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
haxx curl haxx:curl | from 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 | NVD |
siemens simatic_tim_1531_irc_firmware siemens:simatic_tim_1531_irc_firmware | before 2.2 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 10.0 | NVD |
siemens sinec_infrastructure_network_services siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services | before 1.0.1.1 | NVD |
splunk universal_forwarder splunk:universal_forwarder | from 8.2.0 before 8.2.12; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.6; 9.1.0 | NVD |
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/874778x-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.htmlx-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian, third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdfx-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfx-refsource-confirm, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-200951.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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