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24 Security Vulnerabilities Patched in curl Used Across 30 Billion Installations

Cybersecurity NewsOctober 14, 20264 min read

The curl project released curl 8.23.0 on October 14, 2026, announcing 24 security fixes affecting the widely used data transfer tool and its underlying library, libcurl. The vulnerabilities include credential leaks, authentication errors, command injection, and flaws that can disrupt applications. The release also removes SMB and SMBS protocol support, making compatibility checks important before […] The post 24 Security Vulnerabilities Patched in curl Used Across 30 Billion Installations appeared first on Cyber Security News.

The curl project released curl 8.23.0 on October 14, 2026, announcing 24 security fixes affecting the widely used data transfer tool and its underlying library, libcurl. The vulnerabilities include credential leaks, authentication errors, command injection, and flaws that can disrupt applications. The release also removes SMB and SMBS protocol support, making compatibility checks important before deployment. According to security firm AISLE, it discovered 18 of the vulnerabilities announced with this release, representing 75 percent of the…

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