CVE-2025-10966: missing SFTP host verification with wolfSSH
Vendor fix available · Affected: curl · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 37% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
curl's code for managing SSH connections when SFTP was done using the wolfSSH powered backend was flawed and missed host verification mechanisms. This prevents curl from detecting MITM attackers and more.
Affected products3
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- curl · curlfrom 7.69.0 before 8.14.2; from 8.15.0 before 8.16.1
- curl · curlVersions not stated
- curl · curl8.16.0; 8.15.0; 8.14.1; 8.14.0; 8.13.0; 8.12.1 and 47 more
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- curl
- Published
- November 2025
- Bounty reports
- 1 disclosed on HackerOne
Disclosed bug bounty reports about CVE-2025-10966
The reports on HackerOne that name this CVE, with HackerOne's own outcome. Titles and metadata only.
- CVE-2025-10966: missing SFTP host verification with wolfSSHcurl · 2025 · low severityValid
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-322cwe.mitre.org
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-10966.jsoncurl.se
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-10966.htmlcurl.se
- hackerone.com/reports/3355218hackerone.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/05/2openwall.com
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.htmlcert-portal.siemens.com