CVE-2020-8169
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.29
BB Relevance:
76/100
Published: 2020-12-14
Modified: 2026-11-02
First seen: 2026-11-02
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
None
A:
None
Description
curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (7)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 |
| haxx | curl | 7.62.0 – 7.70.0 |
| n/a | https://github.com/curl/curl | libcurl 7.62.0 to and including 7.70.0 |
| siemens | simatic_tim_1531_irc_firmware | < 2.2 |
| siemens | sinec_infrastructure_network_services | < 1.0.1.1 |
| splunk | universal_forwarder | 8.2.0 – 8.2.12 |
| splunk | universal_forwarder | 9.1.0 |
References & Advisories (8)
x_refsource_MISC
x_refsource_MISC
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_refsource_CONFIRM
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN