A flaw in curl’s cookie parsing logic allows a malicious HTTP server to set "super cookies" that bypass the Public Suffix List check. This enables an attacker-controlled origin to inject cookies that curl subsequently scopes and transmits to unrelated third-party domains.
CVE-2026-8924
Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-03. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.1
- EG Score
- 9.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 72(Attend)EG Risk 72/100SSVC: Attend
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity91% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 50%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 3, 2026
Last Modified
September 15, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026curl - trailing dot domain super cookie - CVE-2026-8924
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8924.htmlVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8924(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:56869Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.62 SP5 security update
- CVE-2026-8924Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
trailing dot domain super cookie
- GHSA-hm6c-rc5h-32m9GitHub Security AdvisoriesCritical
A flaw in curl’s cookie parsing logic allows a malicious HTTP server to set 'super cookies' that...
- RHSA-2026:34975Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:29017Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libcurl4-openssl-dev (7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm9) @ bionic | 2026-09-18 | ubuntu |
| redhat | patch | 2026-08-19 | redhat |
| redhat | rust-main-1.96.1-1.hum1 | 2026-07-02 | redhat |
| redhat | curl-main-8.21.0-0.1.hum1 | 2026-06-24 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | — | 8.22.0-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | — | 8.21.0-r0 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | 7.74.0-1.3 ... 8.9.1-2~bpo12+1 (219 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | 7.88.1-10 ... 8.9.1-2~bpo12+1 (178 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | 8.14.1-2 ... 8.22.0~rc3-1+exp1 (78 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | 8.14.1-2 ... 8.21.0~rc1-1+exp1 (59 versions) | 8.21.0~rc2-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 31× in last 7d / 139× in last 30d)
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- 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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