CVE-2026-80229
OpenSSL provider use-after-free
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
When performing transfers via libcurl’s multi interface, pooled TLS connections can outlive their originating easy handles. In OpenSSL 3 provider configurations, libcurl attaches an allocated library context to the easy handle's state and passes it to OpenSSL without acquiring an ownership reference; destroying the easy handle prematurely frees this context while the active connection retains a dangling pointer, leading to a heap-use-after-free upon subsequent I/O or post-handshake operations.
| CWE | CWE-416 |
| Vendor | curl |
| Product | curl |
| Published | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 15, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
curl / curl
8.14.0 < 8.14.2 8.15.0 < 8.16.1 8.17.0 < 8.20.1 8.21.0 < 8.22.0
curl / curl
f2ce6c46b9dcc46ced0ce43fa95176ea7599a854 < 7ea37abc6ac0120ba5f6d94be8d196f7cf1506bb
curl / curl
8.21.0 8.20.0 8.19.0 8.18.0 8.17.0 8.16.0 8.15.0 8.14.1 8.14.0
References
Credits
Stanislav Fort (Aisle Research) Daniel Stenberg