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CVE-2025-11563

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v3

Description

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it. This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

curlDebian

Fixed in:8.14.1-2+deb13u2CVE-2025-11563

Fixed in:8.17.0-2CVE-2025-11563

curlUbuntu

Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1USN-8062-1

libcurl3-gnutlsUbuntu

Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22USN-8062-1

libcurl3-nssUbuntu

Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22USN-8062-1

libcurl3t64-gnutlsUbuntu

Fixed in:8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1USN-8062-1

libcurl4Ubuntu

Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22USN-8062-1

libcurl4-gnutls-devUbuntu

Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1USN-8062-1

libcurl4-nss-devUbuntu

Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22USN-8062-1

libcurl4-openssl-devUbuntu

Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1USN-8062-1

libcurl4t64Ubuntu

Fixed in:8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7USN-8062-1

Fixed in:8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1USN-8062-1

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

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

curl.se

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

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