CVE-2022-27779
MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctlDescription
libcurl wrongly allows cookies to be set for Top Level Domains (TLDs) if thehost name is provided with a trailing dot.curl can be told to receive and send cookies. curl's "cookie engine" can bebuilt with or without Public Suffix Listawareness. If PSL support not provided, a more rudimentary check exists to atleast prevent cookies from being set on TLDs. This check was broken if thehost name in the URL uses a trailing dot.This can allow arbitrary sites to set cookies that then would get sent to adifferent and unrelated site or domain.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-201 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-60188 | High | 7.5 | 3.5% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-16026 | Medium | 5.9 | 2.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-2582 | Medium | 6.5 | 2.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-26085 | Critical | 9.9 | 2.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-32825 | High | 7.5 | 2.0% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-10518 | High | 7.5 | 2.0% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-27779?
Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2022-27779 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-27779 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-27779?
CVE-2022-27779 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2022-27779 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for curl (Debian), UniversalForwarder (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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