When using an *ambient user* in a first transfer doing Negotiate
authentication and asked to follow redirects, curl could pass on its
credential details to an unrelated second origin when asked to redirect there.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in curl. When curl is configured to follow HTTP redirects while performing Negotiate authentication using system-provided Kerberos credentials, it may forward authentication details to an unrelated destination. A malicious server can exploit this flaw by redirecting the client to a target URL containing embedded user credentials, resulting in information disclosure of sensitive authentication data. | When using an *ambient user* in a first transfer doing Negotiate authentication and asked to follow redirects, curl could pass on its credential details to an unrelated second origin when asked to redirect there. |
| Title | curl: curl: Negotiate credentials sent to redirected origin | Negotiate credentials sent to redirected origin |
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000
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Curl
Curl curl |
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| Vendors & Products |
Curl
Curl curl |
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A flaw was found in curl. When curl is configured to follow HTTP redirects while performing Negotiate authentication using system-provided Kerberos credentials, it may forward authentication details to an unrelated destination. A malicious server can exploit this flaw by redirecting the client to a target URL containing embedded user credentials, resulting in information disclosure of sensitive authentication data. | |
| Title | curl: curl: Negotiate credentials sent to redirected origin | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-201 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: curl
Published: 2026-10-20T20:06:11.699Z
Updated: 2026-10-20T20:06:11.699Z
Reserved: 2026-09-07T12:11:52.093Z
Link: CVE-2026-86413
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-20T20:17:25.787
Modified: 2026-10-22T17:21:57.293
Link: CVE-2026-86413