Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12064 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in proto-default skips SSH verification. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps curl/curl (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps curl/curl (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| curl/curlgeneric | 8.20.0 || 8.19.0 || 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 || 7.85.0 || 7.84.0 || 7.83.1 || 7.83.0 || 7.82.0 || 7.81.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 3, 2026
When a user invokes curl using a schemeless URL combined with `--proto-default` sftp (or scp), a disconnect occurs between the tool layer and libcurl. The tool layer incorrectly infers the URL scheme, which erroneously bypasses the initialization of critical SSH security options like CURLOPT_SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY_SHA256 and CURLOPT_SSH_KNOWNHOSTS. Conversely, the libcurl runtime successfully honors CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL and establishes the connection via SFTP/SCP as specified. Because the tool layer skipped the security configuration, these SSH host verification options are silently omitted, causing curl to connect to an unverified SSH remote host without throwing an error.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12064 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in proto-default skips SSH verification. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps curl/curl (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps curl/curl (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| curl/curlgeneric | 8.20.0 || 8.19.0 || 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 || 7.85.0 || 7.84.0 || 7.83.1 || 7.83.0 || 7.82.0 || 7.81.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 3, 2026
When a user invokes curl using a schemeless URL combined with `--proto-default` sftp (or scp), a disconnect occurs between the tool layer and libcurl. The tool layer incorrectly infers the URL scheme, which erroneously bypasses the initialization of critical SSH security options like CURLOPT_SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY_SHA256 and CURLOPT_SSH_KNOWNHOSTS. Conversely, the libcurl runtime successfully honors CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL and establishes the connection via SFTP/SCP as specified. Because the tool layer skipped the security configuration, these SSH host verification options are silently omitted, causing curl to connect to an unverified SSH remote host without throwing an error.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.