CVE-2026-8925

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-03. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The curl logic that works with SASL authentication could end up cleaning up the GSASL context *twice* without clearing the pointer in between, making it free() the same pointer twice.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
61.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

HackerOne

https://hackerone.com/reports/3735193
generic
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8925.json
generic

curl - SASL double-free - CVE-2026-8925

https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8925.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8925(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 (8.18.0-1ubuntu2.2) @ resolute2026-07-17ubuntu
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 24× in last 7d / 131× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 131 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-17 06:00 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-17 01:59 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-17 01:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-16 21:48 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-16 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-16 17:47 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-16 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-16 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-16 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-16 09:43 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-16 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-16 05:42 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-16 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-16 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-16 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-15 21:40 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-15 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-15 17:38 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-15 17:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-15 13:37 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-15 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-15 09:33 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-15 09:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-15 05:31 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-15 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-15 01:29 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-15 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-14 21:28 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-14 21:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-14 17:27 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-14 17:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-14 13:26 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-14 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-14 09:24 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-14 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-14 05:23 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-14 05:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-14 01:22 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-14 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-07-13 21:21 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-13 21:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-13 17:18 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-13 17:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-13 13:18 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-13 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-13 09:17 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-07-13 09:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-13 05:15 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-13 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-13 01:07 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-13 01:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-12 21:06 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-07-12 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-12 17:01 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-07-12 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-12 12:59 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-07-12 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-12 08:58 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-07-12 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-12 04:57 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-12 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-12 00:56 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-07-12 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-11 20:55 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-07-11 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-11 16:54 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-07-11 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-11 12:53 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-07-11 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-11 08:53 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-11 08:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-11 04:51 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-07-11 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-11 00:50 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-07-11 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-10 20:49 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-07-10 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-10 16:48 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-10 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-10 12:47 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-07-10 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-10 08:45 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-07-10 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-10 04:43 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-10 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8925?
CVE-2026-8925 is a critical vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. The curl logic that works with SASL authentication could end up cleaning up the GSASL context twice without clearing the pointer in between, making it free() the same pointer twice.
When was CVE-2026-8925 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8925 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-2026-8925 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8925 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 61.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8925?
CVE-2026-8925 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8925?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8925, 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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