CVE-2023-27534
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its
02 Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its
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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 2.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.
- 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
- 2023-03-30 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 22:36Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-03-02
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- d2377ebd554d52fb9e86bc4665cba451a0a0945b808606dc8502925db51d19fd
05 Affected products
06 References
- hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1892351
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-7e7414e64dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0012/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202310-12https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20240317 [SECURITY] [DLA 3763-1] curl security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00016.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-806742.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-943925.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 9
- curl Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- curl-minimal Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- libcurl Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- libcurl-devel Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- libcurl-minimal Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- curl Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- curl-minimal Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- libcurl Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- libcurl-devel Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
- libcurl-minimal Fixed in 7.76.1-26.el9
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- curl Fixed in 7.88.1-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- curl Fixed in 7.88.1-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- curl Fixed in 7.88.1-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- curl Fixed in 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- curl Fixed in 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.18
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- curl Fixed in 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.10
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.