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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: ALPINE-CVE-2026-6276

Using libcurl, when a custom `Host:` header is first set for an HTTP request and a second request is subsequently done using the same *easy handle* but without the custom `Host:` header set, the second request would use stale information and pass on cookies meant for the first host in the second request. Leak them.

Products
curl
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
8.14.1-r3, 8.14.1-r4, 8.20.0-r0
CVEs
CVE-2026-6276
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 06:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ALPINE-CVE-2026-6276

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 May 2026, 13:01 UTC

Using libcurl, when a custom `Host:` header is first set for an HTTP request and a second request is subsequently done using the same *easy handle* but without the custom `Host:` header set, the second request would use stale information and pass on cookies meant for the first host in the second request. Leak them.

osv:ALPINE-CVE-2026-6276

curl

Fixed versions: 8.14.1-r3

curl

Fixed versions: 8.14.1-r4

curl

Fixed versions: 8.20.0-r0

curl

Fixed versions: 8.20.0-r0

Complete source record
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