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CVE-2026-8924: trailing dot domain super cookie

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 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: 2026-07-03 · updated 2026-09-15
• Weakness: CWE-201

Description

A flaw in curl’s cookie parsing logic allows a malicious HTTP server to set "super cookies" that bypass the Public Suffix List check. This enables an attacker-controlled origin to inject cookies that curl subsequently scopes and transmits to unrelated third-party domains.

Affected products

• curl: from 7.46.0 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-2026-8924.html
• https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8924.json
• https://hackerone.com/reports/3733905
• https://hackerone.com/reports/3733905

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