When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.
History

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.
Title bearer token leak on cross-protocol redirect
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published: 2026-01-08T10:07:25.655Z

Updated: 2026-01-09T19:25:30.460Z

Reserved: 2025-12-11T08:04:14.328Z

Link: CVE-2025-14524

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T11:06:18.117Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-08T10:15:46.607

Modified: 2026-01-09T20:15:51.243

Link: CVE-2025-14524

cve-icon Redhat

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