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CVE-2020-8169

curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).

CVSS Base Score
7.5

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

Exploit Probability
90%EPSS PERCENTILE0100

More exploitable than 90% of all CVEs · Top 10%

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Details
Published
2020-12-14
Last modified
2026-10-14
Affected
cURL
References
NVD Detail OSV.dev GitHub Advisories

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Data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), CISA KEV, and FIRST.org EPSS. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS is a probability estimate, not a guarantee of exploitation.