CVE-2026-11564 Native CA trust persist

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

libcurl may incorrectly retain native CA trust when switching to custom CA material, allowing bypass of intended certificate validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-11564?

CVE-2026-11564 is a critical vulnerability in Haxx Curl, published on 3 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

libcurl keeps previously used connections in a connection pool for subsequent transfers to reuse if one of them matches the setup.

An easy handle that first uses default native CA trust can continue trusting the native platform store after the application switches that same handle to custom CA material for a later transfer.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11564?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Haxx Curl.

How do I fix CVE-2026-11564?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-11564 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-11564 exists.

All Haxx Curl vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2026-11564, BELL-CVE-2026-11564, CURL-CVE-2026-11564, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11564, GHSA-hf82-6jff-f22v, JLSEC-2026-1199 and 3 more.

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