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CVE-2026-18924VulnerabilityPublished 09/06/2026Updated 09/26/2026

curl · A flaw in libcurl's handling of HTTP/2 Server Push streams, when the parent handle is set to share connections with…

Affects curlSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Medium · fixed in 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm20 : update curl when convenient.

Data as of 10/25/2026, 16:58:55 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm20, 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm14, 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm9 +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTScurlpkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustyOther threatsAffected
  • =7.32.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.33.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.34.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.1
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.3
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.5
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.6
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.7
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.9
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.11
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.12
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.13
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.14
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.15
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.16
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm2
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm3
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm4
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm5
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm6
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm7
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm8
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm9
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm10
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm11
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm12
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm13
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm14
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm15
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm16
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm17
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm18
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm19
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm20
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm21
  • =7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm22
Fixed in–
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTScurlpkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialOther threatsAffected
  • <7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm20
  • =7.43.0-1ubuntu2
  • =7.45.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.46.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.3
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.4
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.6
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.7
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.8
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.12
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.14
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.15
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.18
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm1
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm2
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm3
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm4
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm5
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm6
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm7
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm8
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm9
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm10
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm11
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm12
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm13
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm15
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm16
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm17
  • =7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm18
Fixed in
  • 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm20
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTScurlpkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • <7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm14
  • =7.55.1-1ubuntu2
  • =7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1
  • =7.57.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu1
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu2
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.1
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.2
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.6
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.8
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.9
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.12
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.13
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.14
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.15
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.16
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.17
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.18
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.19
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.20
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.21
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.22
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.23
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm1
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm2
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm3
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm4
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm5
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm7
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm8
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm9
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm10
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm11
  • =7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm12
Fixed in
  • 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24+esm14
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTScurlpkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • <7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm9
  • =7.65.3-1ubuntu3
  • =7.65.3-1ubuntu4
  • =7.66.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.67.0-2ubuntu1
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu1
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.1
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.4
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.5
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.6
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.7
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.10
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.11
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.12
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.13
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.14
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.15
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.16
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.18
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.19
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.20
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.21
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.22
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.23
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.24
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm2
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm3
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm4
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm5
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm6
  • =7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm7
Fixed in
  • 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm9
Ubuntu:22.04:LTScurlpkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • <7.81.0-1ubuntu1.29
  • =7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2
  • =7.74.0-1.3ubuntu3
  • =7.80.0-3
  • =7.81.0-1
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.1
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.2
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.3
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.4
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.6
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.7
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.8
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.10
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.11
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.13
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.14
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.15
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.16
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.17
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.18
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.19
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.20
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.21
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.23
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.24
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.25
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.26
  • =7.81.0-1ubuntu1.27
Fixed in
  • 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.29
Ubuntu:24.04:LTScurlpkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <8.5.0-2ubuntu10.15
  • =8.2.1-1ubuntu3
  • =8.2.1-1ubuntu3.1
  • =8.4.0-2ubuntu1
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu1
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu2
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu8
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu9
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.1
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.2
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.3
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.4
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.5
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.8
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.9
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.10
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.11
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.12
  • =8.5.0-2ubuntu10.13
Fixed in
  • 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.15
Ubuntu:26.04:LTScurlpkg:deb/ubuntu/curl?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • <8.18.0-1ubuntu2.7
  • =8.14.1-2ubuntu1
  • =8.17.0-1ubuntu1
  • =8.18.0-1ubuntu1
  • =8.18.0-1ubuntu2
  • =8.18.0-1ubuntu2.1
  • =8.18.0-1ubuntu2.2
  • =8.18.0-1ubuntu2.3
  • =8.18.0-1ubuntu2.4
  • =8.18.0-1ubuntu2.5
Fixed in
  • 8.18.0-1ubuntu2.7

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AI-suggested

The vulnerability is addressed by official patches provided by Ubuntu in updated curl packages for all affected LTS releases. Users should update their curl packages to the fixed versions listed in the Ubuntu advisory USN-8820-1. Standard system updates will apply these fixes. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official updates.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in libcurl's handling of HTTP/2 Server Push streams when the parent handle shares connections with other handles. This flaw can lead to curl crashing or potentially allow remote code execution. The issue affects multiple Ubuntu package versions of curl and has a high CVSS score of 9.1. Official patches are available in updated Ubuntu package versions.

Impact

A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause curl to crash, resulting in denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system. The CVSS score of 9.1 indicates a critical impact on integrity and availability without requiring privileges or user interaction.

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