HIGHVulnerability

CVE-2026-9547

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.

Properties

severity
HIGH
score
7.4
epss_score
0.00325
cve_id
CVE-2026-9547
signal_observed_at
2026-09-15T07:22:05+00:00
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
published_at
2026-07-03T07:16:25.990
last_modified
2026-09-15T07:16:35.310
epss_percentile
0.25502

Related Entities (4)

ENRICHED_BY (1)

[Source]FIRST EPSS

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (1)

[Product]

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

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