CVE-2026-92389
Description
A flaw was found in curl. When handling Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) transfers, a malicious server can trigger information disclosure by responding to a download request in a way that forces the client into transmit mode. Consequently, the client may unintentionally send leftover sensitive data from prior operations on a reused connection handle to the attacker's server.
Statement
This vulnerability is evaluated with a Low severity impact for Red Hat products because exploitation depends on an unusual application architecture where a persistent library handle is reused across unrelated operations, such as an upload followed by a TFTP download from an untrusted server. The standard curl command-line utility is unaffected by this flaw. In standard enterprise deployments, TFTP usage is minimal and rarely shares connection handles with sensitive data transfers, limiting the potential blast radius to partial data exposure without enabling system modification or code execution.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.7 | N/A | 8.1 |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | High |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low | N/A | High |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | High |
| Availability Impact | None | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Joshua Rogers (Aisle Research) for reporting this issue.
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