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CVE-2025-0167: netrc and default credential leak

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-02-05 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

When asked to use a `.netrc` file for credentials **and** to follow HTTP redirects, curl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances. This flaw only manifests itself if the netrc file has a `default` entry that omits both login and password. A rare circumstance.

Affected products

• curl: from 7.76.0 before 8.12.0 — fixed in 8.12.0
• NetApp Bootstrap Os: all versions
• NetApp Element Software: all versions
• NetApp H300S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H410C Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H410S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H500S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H610C Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H610S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H615C Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H700S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp ONTAP 9: 9
• NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility: all versions
• NetApp Ontap Tools: 9
• NetApp Solidfire & Hci Management Node: all versions
• NetApp Solidfire & Hci Storage Node: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: curl 8.12.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0167.html
• https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0167.json
• https://hackerone.com/reports/2917232
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0008/
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
• https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0167.html

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