# CVE-2026-9547

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-9547
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-297
- **Published:** Jul 3, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 17, 2026

## Description

When a libcurl-based application performs transfers via `SCP://` or `SFTP://`
and utilizes the `CURLOPT_SSH_KEYFUNCTION` callback, it may silently accept an
untrusted server. This vulnerability occurs when a server presents a host key
type that does not match the specific key type already recorded for that host
in the `known_hosts` file. Instead of rejecting the mismatch, the callback
mechanism fails to properly enforce the restriction, allowing the connection
to succeed without warning and risking a potential man-in-the-middle attack.

## Affected Products

- curl — curl (8.20.0)
- curl — curl (8.19.0)
- curl — curl (8.18.0)
- curl — curl (8.17.0)
- curl — curl (8.16.0)
- curl — curl (8.15.0)
- curl — curl (8.14.1)
- curl — curl (8.14.0)
- curl — curl (8.13.0)
- curl — curl (8.12.1)
- curl — curl (8.12.0)
- curl — curl (8.11.1)
- curl — curl (8.11.0)
- curl — curl (8.10.1)
- curl — curl (8.10.0)
- curl — curl (8.9.1)
- curl — curl (8.9.0)
- curl — curl (8.8.0)
- curl — curl (8.7.1)
- curl — curl (8.7.0)
- curl — curl (8.6.0)
- curl — curl (8.5.0)
- curl — curl (8.4.0)
- curl — curl (8.3.0)
- curl — curl (8.2.1)
- curl — curl (8.2.0)
- curl — curl (8.1.2)
- curl — curl (8.1.1)
- curl — curl (8.1.0)
- curl — curl (8.0.1)
- curl — curl (8.0.0)
- curl — curl (7.88.1)
- curl — curl (7.88.0)
- curl — curl (7.87.0)
- curl — curl (7.86.0)
- curl — curl (7.85.0)
- curl — curl (7.84.0)
- curl — curl (7.83.1)
- curl — curl (7.83.0)
- curl — curl (7.82.0)
- curl — curl (7.81.0)
- curl — curl (7.80.0)
- curl — curl (7.79.1)
- curl — curl (7.79.0)
- curl — curl (7.78.0)
- curl — curl (7.77.0)
- curl — curl (7.76.1)
- curl — curl (7.76.0)
- curl — curl (7.75.0)
- curl — curl (7.74.0)
- curl — curl (7.73.0)
- curl — curl (7.72.0)
- curl — curl (7.71.1)
- curl — curl (7.71.0)
- curl — curl (7.70.0)
- curl — curl (7.69.1)
- curl — curl (7.69.0)
- curl — curl (507cf6a13db0375eadd4655b4c64710db29e9cf2)

## References

- [CNA](https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9547.json)
- [CNA](https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9547.html)
- [CNA](https://hackerone.com/reports/3751712)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.33%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 25.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._