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Medium 4.6Published Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2025-11563URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.
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URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it. This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.
- CVSS
- 4.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
curl wcurl curl:wcurl | from 2024-12-08 before 2025-11-09 | NVD |
References
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-11563.htmlpatch, vendor-advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-11563.jsonvendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/04/1mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2025/11/msg00504.htmlmailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
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