Description
When doing SSH-based transfers using either SCP or SFTP, and asked to do
public key authentication, curl would wrongly still ask and authenticate using
a locally running SSH agent.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | curl | 7.58.0 – < 8.14.2, 8.15.0 – < 8.16.1, 8.17.0 – < 8.18.0, 8.17.0, 8.16.0, 8.15.0, 8.14.1, 8.14.0, 8.13.0, 8.12.1, 8.12.0, 8.11.1, 8.11.0, 8.10.1, 8.10.0, 8.9.1, 8.9.0, 8.8.0, 8.7.1, 8.7.0, 8.6.0, 8.5.0, 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.1, 8.2.0, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, 8.1.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.0, 7.88.1, 7.88.0, 7.87.0, 7.86.0, 7.… | 8.14.2 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | curl | 8.18.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | curl | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | curl | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | curl | 8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1 | USN-8062-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | curl | 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7 | USN-8062-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | curl | 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22 | USN-8062-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | curl | 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | curl | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm7 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | curl +3 | 8.19.0-3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:6893 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | curl | 8.14.1-150700.7.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0052-1 |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | curl +1 | 8.14.1-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20082-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | curl +1 | 8.14.1-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20082-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | curl | 8.14.1-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20110-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | curl | 8.14.1-slfo.1.1_4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20062-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | curl | 8.14.1-3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20042-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | curl | 8.14.1-150400.5.77.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0508-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | curl | 8.14.1-150400.5.77.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0508-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | curl | 8.14.1-150400.5.77.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0508-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | curl | 8.14.1-150200.4.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0051-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | curl | 8.18.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10017-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | curl | 8.14.1-160000.4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20031-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | curl | 8.14.1-150600.4.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0050-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | curl +4 | 8.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1375 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | curl +2 | 8.3.0-1.amzn2.0.12 | ALAS2-2026-3173 |
Advisories 16
- WID-SEC-2026-0030 cURL: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2189 Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 2, 2026
- RHSA-2026:6893 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 16, 2026
- USN-8062-1 curl vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20031-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10017-1 curl-8.18.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20082-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20062-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20042-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0508-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0050-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0051-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0052-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20110-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1375 Moderate: curl security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 20, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3173 Moderate: curl security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 18, 2026