Echo: curl: security update to 8.17.0~rc2-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 458586

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- curl's code for managing SSH connections when SFTP was done using the wolfSSH powered backend was flawed
and missed host verification mechanisms. This prevents curl from detecting MITM attackers and more.
(CVE-2025-10966)

Solution

Update the curl library and its related packages to version 8.17.0~rc2-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-10966

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458586

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-10966

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-10966

IAVA: 2025-A-0818-S