CVE-2026-9080

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-03. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Calling curl_easy_pause() within the event-based CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION callback triggers a use-after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(high)
EG Risk
64(Attend)
EG Risk 64/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

HackerOne

https://hackerone.com/reports/3749204
generic
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9080.json
generic

curl - UAF after pause in socket callback - CVE-2026-9080

https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9080.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-9080(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibcurl4t64 (8.14.1-2ubuntu1.4) @ questing2026-07-26ubuntu
redhatrust-main-1.96.1-1.hum12026-07-02redhat
redhatcurl-main-8.21.0-0.1.hum12026-06-24redhat

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.

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 17× in last 7d / 78× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-27 11:13 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-27 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-27 00:09 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-27 00:09 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-27 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-26 12:58 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-26 12:58 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-26 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-23 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-17 00:49 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-17 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-16 13:44 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-16 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-16 02:37 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-16 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-15 15:32 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-15 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-15 04:28 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-15 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-14 17:18 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-14 17:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-14 06:12 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-14 06:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-13 19:07 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-13 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-13 08:02 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-13 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-12 20:56 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-12 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-12 09:44 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-12 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-11 22:40 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-11 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-11 11:34 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-11 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-11 00:29 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-11 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-10 13:24 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-07-10 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-10 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-07-10 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-07-09 15:12 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-07-09 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-09 04:04 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.30
  40. 2026-07-09 04:04 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-07-09 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-07-06 17:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.3 · severity → HIGH
  45. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-07-06 06:15 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-07-06 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-07-03 08:27 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-07-03 08:27 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-03 08:26 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-9080?
CVE-2026-9080 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. Calling curleasypause() within the event-based CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION callback triggers a use-after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed.
When was CVE-2026-9080 disclosed?
CVE-2026-9080 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-9080 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-9080 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 78.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9080?
CVE-2026-9080 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9080?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-9080, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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