Medium 5.3Published Jan 8, 2026

CVE-2025-15079libssh global known_hosts override

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-297
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: curl
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Sep 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

curl curl curl:curl (from the name)	from 7.58.0 before 8.14.2; from 8.15.0 before 8.16.1; from 8.17.0 before 8.18.0	CNA record
haxx curl haxx:curl	from 7.58.0 before 8.18.0	NVD

References

https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-15079.jsonvendor-advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-15079.htmlpatch, vendor-advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/3477116exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/07/6mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory

The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry

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