CVE-2026-9545

exposing HTTP/3 early data

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
Updated: September 15, 2026 at 07:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCurl

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

In this scenario, libcurl first uses a proper HTTP/3 server for the initial transfers, and when it makes a second transfer to the same site it has been replaced by the attacker's impostor machine - without a valid certificate. When libcurl returns to the hostname the second time with a cached SSL session (`CURLOPT_SSL_SESSIONID_CACHE` is not disabled) and early data enabled (the `CURLSSLOPT_EARLYDATA` bit is set in `CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS`), libcurl might send off the second request's bytes on that new connection *before* enforcing the certificate verification failure. Potentially leaking sensitive information.

Affected

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

8.11.0 ≤ v < 8.14.28.11.0 ≤ v < 8.21.08.15.0 ≤ v < 8.16.18.17.0 ≤ v < 8.20.18.11.08.11.18.12.08.12.18.13.08.14.08.14.18.15.08.16.08.17.08.18.08.19.08.20.0962097b8dd44ed5b9e7984bc1cdffdbdd566857f
Vendor states this is fixed in 7b9613fa9b1a5e04301a3920eef58e8138dad05e (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 8.20.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.21.0, 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-2026-9545.json
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9545.html
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://hackerone.com/reports/3752888

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-200

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