CVE-2026-87862
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HSTS Policy Loss in curl Due to Parent Entry Override
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-87862, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-20
Last updated on: 2026-10-20
Assigner: curl
Description
Description
Importing a `includeSubDomains` parent HSTS entry before a longer-lived child
entry, silently drops the child. Consequently, when the parent expires, the
child's valid HSTS policy is lost, causing curl to issue unencrypted HTTP
requests rather than upgrading to HTTPS.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| curl | curl | 8.22.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.21.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.20.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.19.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.18.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.17.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.16.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.15.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.14.1 |
| curl | curl | 8.14.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.13.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.12.1 |
| curl | curl | 8.12.0 |
| curl | curl | 8.11.1 |
| curl | curl | 8.11.0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
