CVE-2025-4947 QUIC certificate check skip with wolfSSL
libcurl skips certificate verification for QUIC connections to IP addresses, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-4947?
CVE-2025-4947 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, published on 28 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libcurl accidentally skips the certificate verification for QUIC connections when connecting to a host specified as an IP address in the URL. Therefore, it does not detect impostors or man-in-the-middle attacks.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4947?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Haxx Curl.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4947?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-4947 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4947 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Haxx Curl
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-4947, AZL-62055, CLEANSTART-2026-FC20847, CURL-CVE-2025-4947, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-4947, ECHO-2ea7-6406-0262 and 3 more.