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CVE-2023-27535

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-27535 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in libcurl versions prior to 8.0.0, affecting products like Debian, Fedora, NetApp, and Splunk. It allows for the reuse of FTP connections with incorrect credentials due to insufficient configuration matching, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.13.0, <= 7.88.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0161 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (27)

hikvisionpatch availablevia llm_extracted
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 1.72.0-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 3.28.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 2.16.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 3.28.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 cmake 3.21.4-10 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 3.28.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 cmake 3.28.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 3.28.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 curl 8.0.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 8.0.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 rust 1.72.0-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.72.0-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 mysql 8.0.34-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 8.0.34-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 cmake 3.21.4-13 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 3.21.4-13
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 tensorflow 2.16.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 2.16.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 tensorflow 2.11.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 2.16.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 2.16.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 3.21.4-13
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 8.0.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 8.0.34-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 1.72.0-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 3.21.4-13
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 8.0.34-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 8.0.1-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: curl-0:7.61.1-30.el8_8.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: curl-0:7.61.1-22.el8_6.12
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: curl-0:7.76.1-23.el9_2.1
View patch
zimbrapatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 8.2.12, 9.0.6, 9.1.1
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Core ServicesFixed in: jbcs-httpd24-curl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: curl

Vendor Advisories (5)

microsoft2024-Nov/CVE-2023-27535

CVE-2023-27535

Nov 12, 2024
zimbrallm-zimbra-9542faa91a6d6884HIGH

August Third Party Package Updates in Splunk Universal Forwarder

Aug 30, 2023
redhatCVE-2023-27535Moderate

curl: FTP too eager connection reuse

Mar 20, 2023
hikvisionllm-hikvision-44df649f396716baMEDIUM

FTP too eager connection reuse

Mar 20, 2023
microsoft2023-Mar/CVE-2023-27535Moderate

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in libcurl <8.0.0 in the FTP connection reuse feature that can result in wrong credentials being used during subsequent transfers. Previously created connections are kept in a connection pool for reuse if they match the current setup. However certain FTP settings such as CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT CURLOPT_FTP_ALTERNATIVE_TO_USER CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC and CURLOPT_USE_SSL were not included in the configuration match checks causing them to match too easily. This could lead to libcurl using the wrong credentials when performing a transfer potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Mar 14, 2023

References

hackerone.com / reports/1892780
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202310-12
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230420-0010
Third Party Advisory