Use After Free Vulnerability in Curl Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2026-92392

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Key Information:

Vendor

Curl

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-92392?

A vulnerability exists in the curl software where improper handling of HTTP/2 RST_STREAM responses from the server can lead to a use after free condition in the struct Curl_easy object. This occurs during an upload process when the server sends back specific reasons for RST_STREAM, such as HTTP_1_1_REQUIRED or REFUSED_STREAM. This flaw could potentially allow attackers to exploit the application, leading to unexpected behavior or crashes.

Affected Version(s)

curl 8.22.0

curl 8.21.0

curl 8.20.0

References

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Luna with Claude
Anthropic
Stefan Eissing
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