CRITICALCVSS 9.8
CVE-2026-9079
CVE-2026-9079 updated by NVD
Summary
libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.
References
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