CVE-2025-14819

OpenSSL partial chain store policy bypass

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2026 at 10:07 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCurl

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When doing TLS related transfers with reused easy or multi handles and altering the `CURLSSLOPT_NO_PARTIALCHAIN` option, libcurl could accidentally reuse a CA store cached in memory for which the partial chain option was reversed. Contrary to the user's wishes and expectations. This could make libcurl find and accept a trust chain that it otherwise would not.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vendor states this is fixed in cd046f6c93b39d673a58c18648d8906e954c4f5d (fixed)
Affected range stops below 8.14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.18.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-14819.json
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-14819.html
Mailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/07/5

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295

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