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).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.93% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- haxx/curl · siemens/simatic tim 1531 irc firmware · debian/debian linux · siemens/sinec infrastructure network services · splunk/universal forwarder
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 3.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/874778Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/874778Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-200951.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.