CVE-2021-22890
curl 7.63.0 to and including 7.75.0 includes vulnerability that allows a malicious HTTPS proxy to MITM a connection due to bad handling of TLS 1.3 session tickets. When using a HTTPS proxy and TLS
02 Description
curl 7.63.0 to and including 7.75.0 includes vulnerability that allows a malicious HTTPS proxy to MITM a connection due to bad handling of TLS 1.3 session tickets. When using a HTTPS proxy and TLS
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 3.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-04-01 17:46Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 10:15Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-01-06
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 85cf6f9d3d2d421b00ac36ecf6a25eca5b41fb6968e26bf01196072c71aa8713
05 Affected products
06 References
- hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1129529
- curl.sehttps://curl.se/docs/CVE-2021-22890.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-cab5c9befbhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITVWPVGLFISU5BJC2BXBRYSDXTXE2YGC/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-065371f385https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQUIOYX2KUU6FIUZVB5WWZ6JHSSYSQWJ/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-26a293c72bhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2ZC5BMIOKLBQJSFCHEDN2G2C2SH274BP/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202105-36https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-36
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0007/
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- curl Fixed in 7.76.0-1
- lib32-curl Fixed in 7.76.0-1
- lib32-libcurl-compat Fixed in 7.76.0-1
- libcurl-compat Fixed in 7.76.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- curl Fixed in 7.74.0-1.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- curl Fixed in 7.74.0-1.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- curl Fixed in 7.74.0-1.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- curl Fixed in 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.