CVE-2025-11563
February 25, 2026
URLs containing percent-encoded slashes ("/" or "\") can trick wcurl into
saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user
explicitly asking for it.
This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/curl/wcurl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2024.12.08 <v2025.11.04Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2025.11.04https://github.com/curl/wcurl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2024.12.08 <v2025.11.04Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2025.11.04https://github.com/curl/wcurl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2024.12.08 <v2025.11.04Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2025.11.04https://github.com/curl/wcurl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2024.12.08 <v2025.11.04Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2025.11.04Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01
