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CVE-2026-9547

high CVSS 7.4 EPSS 0.3%

When a libcurl-based application performs transfers via `SCP://` or `SFTP://` and utilizes the `CURLOPT_SSH_KEYFUNCTION` callback, it may silently accept an untrusted server. This vulnerability occurs when a server presents a host key type that does not match the specific key type already recorded for that host in the `known_hosts` file. Instead of rejecting the mismatch, the callback mechanism fails to properly enforce the restriction, allowing the connection to succeed without warning and risking a potential man-in-the-middle attack.

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Software versions checked with the free lookup that CVE-2026-9547 applies to, and the release that fixes it where the sources name one.

At a glance

Severity
High
CVSS base score
7.4 out of 10
Known exploited
Not in CISA's catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities
EPSS
0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of scored vulnerabilities
Weakness
CWE-297
Published
2026-07-03

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