CVE-2026-9546sending old referer
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A vulnerability in libcurl caused the HTTP `Referer:` header to persist even when explicitly cleared. While the documentation states that passing NULL to `CURLOPT_REFERER` suppresses the header, the option failed to clear the internal state. As a result, the previous referrer string was erroneously reused and sent in subsequent requests, potentially leaking sensitive information to unintended servers.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)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
- curl
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
References
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9546.jsonthird-party-advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9546.htmlpatch, vendor-advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3754343exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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