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 — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 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
—
EPSS
39.5%
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
ubuntulibcurl4-openssl-dev (7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm4) @ focal2026-07-16ubuntu
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 14× in last 7d / 64× 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. 2026-07-22 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 00:49 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-17 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-16 13:44 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-16 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-16 02:37 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-16 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-15 15:32 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-15 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 04:28 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-15 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-14 17:18 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-14 17:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-14 06:12 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-14 06:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 39 more
  1. 2026-07-13 19:07 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-13 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-13 08:02 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-13 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-12 20:56 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-12 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-12 09:44 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-12 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-11 22:40 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-11 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-11 11:34 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-11 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-11 00:29 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-11 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-10 13:24 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-10 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-10 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-10 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-09 15:12 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-09 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-09 04:04 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.30
  26. 2026-07-09 04:04 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-07-09 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-06 17:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.3 · severity → HIGH
  31. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-07-06 06:15 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-07-06 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-07-03 08:27 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-07-03 08:27 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 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 39.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
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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