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CVE-2026-10536: HTTP/2 stream-dependency tree UAF

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-07-03 · updated 2026-09-15
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in libcurl when an application configures an HTTP/2 stream-dependency tree via `CURLOPT_STREAM_DEPENDS` or `CURLOPT_STREAM_DEPENDS_E`, subsequently invokes `curl_easy_reset()`, and finally terminates the handle with `curl_easy_cleanup()`. During this final cleanup phase, libcurl attempts to access and modify an internal structure that was already freed during the reset operation.

Affected products

• curl: from 7.88.0 before 8.21.0 — fixed in 8.21.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: curl 8.21.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-10536.html
• https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-10536.json
• https://hackerone.com/reports/3751697
• https://hackerone.com/reports/3751697

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