A vulnerability in libcurl caused the HTTP `Referer:` header to persist even when explicitly cleared. While the documentation states that passing NULL to `CURLOPT_REFERER` suppresses the header, the option failed to clear the internal state. As a result the previous referrer string was erroneously reused and sent in subsequent requests, potentially leaking sensitive information to unintended servers.
History

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
Vendors & Products Curl
Curl curl

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Description A vulnerability in libcurl caused the HTTP `Referer:` header to persist even when explicitly cleared. While the documentation states that passing NULL to `CURLOPT_REFERER` suppresses the header, the option failed to clear the internal state. As a result the previous referrer string was erroneously reused and sent in subsequent requests, potentially leaking sensitive information to unintended servers.
Title sending old referer
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published: 2026-07-03T06:18:14.447Z

Updated: 2026-07-06T16:51:49.410Z

Reserved: 2026-05-26T06:45:18.723Z

Link: CVE-2026-9546

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-06T16:51:43.961Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-03T06:18:14Z

Links: CVE-2026-9546 - Bugzilla