CVE-2025-15079

Description

When doing SSH-based transfers using either SCP or SFTP, and setting the known_hosts file, libcurl could still mistakenly accept connecting to hosts *not present* in the specified file if they were added as recognized in the libssh *global* known_hosts file.

References

https://hackerone.com/reports/3477116

https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-15079.json

https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-15079.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/07/6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS