control connection that a previous easy handle upgraded with `STARTTLS` and
authenticated using a client certificate. The second handle performs neither a
new TLS handshake nor a new FTP login, so the server continues to authorize it
under the first handle's certificate identity.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A flaw was found in curl that can allow unauthorized access through improper session reuse. When an unencrypted File Transfer Protocol (FTP) transfer reuses a pooled connection previously authenticated with a client certificate and upgraded using Transport Layer Security (TLS), curl fails to perform a new handshake or authentication. As a result, the subsequent transfer operates under the prior session's identity, allowing it to perform operations on the remote server with unintended authorization. | An `ftp://` transfer configured with `CURLUSESSL_NONE` can reuse a pooled FTP control connection that a previous easy handle upgraded with `STARTTLS` and authenticated using a client certificate. The second handle performs neither a new TLS handshake nor a new FTP login, so the server continues to authorize it under the first handle's certificate identity. |
| Title | curl: curl: FTP connection reuse inherits client-certificate | FTP connection reuse inherits client-certificate |
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time appeared |
Curl
Curl curl |
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| Vendors & Products |
Curl
Curl curl |
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A flaw was found in curl that can allow unauthorized access through improper session reuse. When an unencrypted File Transfer Protocol (FTP) transfer reuses a pooled connection previously authenticated with a client certificate and upgraded using Transport Layer Security (TLS), curl fails to perform a new handshake or authentication. As a result, the subsequent transfer operates under the prior session's identity, allowing it to perform operations on the remote server with unintended authorization. | |
| Title | curl: curl: FTP connection reuse inherits client-certificate | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-488 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: curl
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-20T20:02:03.431Z
Reserved: 2026-09-07T12:11:48.560Z
Link: CVE-2026-86411
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-20T20:17:25.533
Modified: 2026-10-20T20:17:25.533
Link: CVE-2026-86411
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Updated: 2026-10-20T22:30:18Z