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CVE-2025-0167
curl curl — netrc and default credential leak
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H N R C L N N 3.4 .0075 54.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
curl 8.11.1 – —
TIMELINE
Dec 31 Reserved by curl
Feb 5 Published (CNA: curl)
Oct 15 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2025-0167 (curl). Public exploit reference added.
Description
When asked to use a `.netrc` file for credentials **and** to follow HTTP
redirects, curl could leak the password used for the first host to the
followed-to host under certain circumstances.
This flaw only manifests itself if the netrc file has a `default` entry that
omits both login and password. A rare circumstance.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 31, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by curl |
| February 5, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: curl) |
| October 15, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2025-0167 (curl). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| curl | curl | — | 8.11.1 | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-0167 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.