CVE-2026-6429
🔶 mediumSummary
When asked to both use a `.netrc` file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, libcurl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances.
CVSS Score
5.3
Medium
EPSS Score
0.5
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-13
First Seen: 2026-05-17
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 19.0% of all 365,312 vulnerabilities in our database.
#296,040
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 13, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Partial
Limited system impact
🏆 Discovered By
Muhamad Arga Reksapati
Daniel Stenberg (remediation developer)
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-09-15
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)