CVE-2025-15079

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.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 45.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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.

Published

2026-01-08 10:08Z9 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-15 06:02Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-12-24

Assigning CNA

curl

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-297Improper Validation of Certificate with Host MismatchVariant
• CWE-358Improperly Implemented Security Check for StandardBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

96094e5302128097dae2a1d1b2f585e489886de58b726d631af38a9866bae393

• curl.sehttps://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-15079.json
• curl.sehttps://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-15079.html
• hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/3477116
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/07/6