Description
curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).
Published: 2020-12-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 3.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4881-1 curl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4402-1 curl vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000


Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux
Haxx Curl
Redhat Jboss Core Services
Siemens Simatic Tim 1531 Irc Simatic Tim 1531 Irc Firmware Sinec Infrastructure Network Services
Splunk Universal Forwarder
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T17:55:52.380Z

Reserved: 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8169

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:48:25.642Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-14T20:15:13.357

Modified: 2026-11-02T18:18:29.680

Link: CVE-2020-8169

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-06-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-8169 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses