CVE-2026-8924A flaw in curl’s cookie parsing logic allows a malicious HTTP server to set "super cookies" that bypass the Public Suffix List check.
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A flaw in curl’s cookie parsing logic allows a malicious HTTP server to set "super cookies" that bypass the Public Suffix List check. This enables an attacker-controlled origin to inject cookies that curl subsequently scopes and transmits to unrelated third-party domains.
- CVSS
- 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-201
- 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
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
haxx curl haxx:curl | from 7.46.0 before 8.21.0 | NVD |
References
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8924.htmlpatch, vendor-advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8924.jsonvendor-advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3733905exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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