CVE-2025-5025Network attack vector

Server impersonation via omitted QUIC pin check

Published May 28, 2025 · Updated May 30, 2025

Improper certificate validation in curl 8.5.0 through 8.13.0 allows remote attackers to impersonate HTTPS servers during HTTP/3 transfers. The wolfSSL QUIC path in Curl_vquic_tls_verify_peer omits Curl_wssl_verify_pinned, so a configured public-key pin is never compared with the peer key. Exposure requires a wolfSSL build, QUIC-based HTTP/3, certificate pinning, and an impostor server; HTTP/1 and HTTP/2 pinning remains effective.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper certificate validation in curl 8.5.0 through 8.13.0 allows remote attackers to impersonate HTTPS servers during HTTP/3 transfers. The wolfSSL QUIC path in Curl_vquic_tls_verify_peer omits Curl_wssl_verify_pinned, so a configured public-key pin is never compared with the peer key. Exposure requires a wolfSSL build, QUIC-based HTTP/3, certificate pinning, and an impostor server; HTTP/1 and HTTP/2 pinning remains effective.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5025
Published
May 28, 2025
Updated
May 30, 2025
Vendor
curl
Product
curl
Classifications
CWE-295, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.10.0 <=8.10.0
  2. Affected versionversion=8.10.1 <=8.10.1
  3. Affected versionversion=8.11.0 <=8.11.0
  4. Affected versionversion=8.11.1 <=8.11.1
  5. Affected versionversion=8.12.0 <=8.12.0
  6. Affected versionversion=8.12.1 <=8.12.1
  7. Affected versionversion=8.13.0 <=8.13.0
  8. Affected versionversion=8.5.0 <=8.5.0
  9. Affected versionversion=8.6.0 <=8.6.0
  10. Affected versionversion=8.7.0 <=8.7.0
  11. Affected versionversion=8.7.1 <=8.7.1
  12. Affected versionversion=8.8.0 <=8.8.0
  13. Affected versionversion=8.9.0 <=8.9.0
  14. Affected versionversion=8.9.1 <=8.9.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

curl · curlversion=8.10.0 <=8.10.0; version=8.10.1 <=8.10.1; version=8.11.0 <=8.11.0; version=8.11.1 <=8.11.1; version=8.12.0 <=8.12.0; version=8.12.1 <=8.12.1; version=8.13.0 <=8.13.0; version=8.5.0 <=8.5.0; version=8.6.0 <=8.6.0; version=8.7.0 <=8.7.0; version=8.7.1 <=8.7.1; version=8.8.0 <=8.8.0; version=8.9.0 <=8.9.0; version=8.9.1 <=8.9.1

Published CVSS scores

4.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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