CVE-2026-9080

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-03. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Calling curl_easy_pause() within the event-based CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION callback triggers a use-after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EG Risk
64(Attend)
EG Risk 64/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

HackerOne

https://hackerone.com/reports/3749204
generic
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9080.json
generic

curl - UAF after pause in socket callback - CVE-2026-9080

https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-9080.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-9080(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibcurl4t64 (8.14.1-2ubuntu1.4) @ questing2026-08-21ubuntu
redhatrust-main-1.96.1-1.hum12026-07-02redhat
redhatcurl-main-8.21.0-0.1.hum12026-06-24redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
curl—8.21.0-r0—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
curl8.14.1-2 ... 8.21.0~rc3-1+exp1 (74 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
curl8.14.1-2 ... 8.21.0~rc1-1+exp1 (59 versions)8.21.0~rc2-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 43× in last 7d / 169× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-21 04:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 04:26 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-21 04:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 15:52 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-20 15:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-08-18 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-18 04:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  20. 2026-08-17 17:13 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-17 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-17 06:06 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-17 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-16 18:26 UTCVendor advisory
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  30. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-08-11 16:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-08-11 05:17 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-11 05:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-09 19:51 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-09 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-09 08:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  52. 2026-08-08 21:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  54. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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  58. 2026-08-07 23:31 UTCVendor advisory
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  61. 2026-08-07 12:26 UTCVendor advisory
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  70. 2026-08-06 03:11 UTCVendor advisory
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  74. 2026-08-05 16:06 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-05 16:06 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-9080?
CVE-2026-9080 is a high vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. Calling curleasypause() within the event-based CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION callback triggers a use-after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed.
When was CVE-2026-9080 disclosed?
CVE-2026-9080 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-9080 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-9080 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9080?
CVE-2026-9080 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9080?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-9080, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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