CVE-2026-92388
Published:October 20, 2026
Updated:November 02, 2026
When an FTP wildcard "LIST" operation fails, libcurl omits the restoration
path meant for successful listings, leaving the write callback set to the
internal listing parser and the write callback data pointing directly to the
easy handle. Subsequent reuse of this handle triggers an immediate crash, and
cloning it via "curl_easy_duphandle()" copies this corrupted state into the
duplicate. If the original handle is subsequently freed, executing a transfer
on the cloned handle causes a heap use-after-free read against the dangling
handle reference; alternatively, reusing the original or cloned handle while
changing only "CURLOPT_WRITEDATA" (and omitting "CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION")
results in type confusion, forcing the internal parser to interpret incoming
server response bytes into memory at the application-supplied write data
pointer.
Affected Packages
libcurl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) =8.22.0 <8.23.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.23.0https://github.com/curl/curl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =curl-8_22_0 <curl-8_23_0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version curl-8_23_0Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Use After Free
EPSS
Base Score:
0.70