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CVE-2025-11563

wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes

4.6 MediumFix available

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.

This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.42%Up 0.4 points since Feb 25, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.6

wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.

This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
CVE-2025-11563
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-208109 4.6

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.

This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
EUVD-2025-208109
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xq2-fm6w-mxfm 4.6

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into saving the output file...

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.

This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
GHSA-6xq2-fm6w-mxfm
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.6

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.

This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
CVE-2025-11563
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2025-11563 4.6
Record
BELL-CVE-2025-11563
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.6

wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.

This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
CVE-2025-11563
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-11563 4.6

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it. This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11563
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-425 4.6

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\ `) can trick wcurl into saving the output file...

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \ ) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it.

This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
JLSEC-2026-425
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11563 4.6

URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (/ or \) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it. This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11563
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15757-1 No score

curl-8.17.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the curl-8.17.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15757-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:20090-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-9086: Fixed Out of bounds read for cookie path (bsc#1249191)
  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757)
  • CVE-2025-10148: Fixed predictable WebSocket mask (bsc#1249348)

Other fixes:

  • tool_operate: fix return code when --retry is used but not triggered (bsc#1249367)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:20090-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:21077-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-9086: Fixed Out of bounds read for cookie path (bsc#1249191)
  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757)
  • CVE-2025-10148: Fixed predictable WebSocket mask (bsc#1249348)

Other fixes:

  • tool_operate: fix return code when --retry is used but not triggered (bsc#1249367)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:21077-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:21145-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-9086: Fixed Out of bounds read for cookie path (bsc#1249191)
  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757)
  • CVE-2025-10148: Fixed predictable WebSocket mask (bsc#1249348)

Other fixes:

  • tool_operate: fix return code when --retry is used but not triggered (bsc#1249367)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:21145-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:21198-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757).
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:21198-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:21206-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757).
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:21206-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:4180-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:4180-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:4236-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:4236-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:4300-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:4300-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:4309-1 No score

Security update for curl

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-11563: Fixed wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes (bsc#1253757)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:4309-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8062-1 No score

curl vulnerabilities

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled cookies when redirected from secure to insecure connections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-9086)

Calvin Ruocco discovered that curl did not properly handle WebSocket communications under certain circumstances. A malicious server could possibly use this issue to poison proxy caches with malicious content. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-10148)

Stanislav Fort discovered that wcurl did not properly handle URLs with certain encoded characters. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted URL, an attacker could possibly use this issue to write files outside the intended directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-11563)

Stanislav Fort discovered that curl did not properly validate pinned public keys under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10.(CVE-2025-13034)

Stanislav Fort discovered that curl did not properly manage TLS options when performing LDAP over TLS transfers in multi-threaded environments. Under certain circumstances, certificate verification could be unintentionally and unknowingly disabled. (CVE-2025-14017)

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled Oauth2 bearer tokens when following redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain authentication credentials. (CVE-2025-14524)

Stanislav Fort discovered that curl did not properly validate TLS certificates when reusing connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass expected certificate verification. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-14819)

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl did not properly validate SSH host keys when performing SSH-based file transfers. This issue could lead to unintended bypass of custom known_hosts file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-15079)

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl built with libssh did not properly handle authentication when performing SSH-based file transfers. This could result in unintended authentication operations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-15224)

Record
USN-8062-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
curl
Alpaquita:25
8.14.0-r1 and later None known
curl
Alpaquita:stream
8.14.0-r1 up to 8.17.0-r0
8.17.0-r0
curl
BellSoft Hardened Containers:stream
8.14.0-r1 up to 8.17.0-r0
8.17.0-r0
curl
Debian:13
before 8.14.1-2+deb13u2, plus listed versions
8.14.1-28.14.1-2+deb13u18.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1
8.14.1-2+deb13u2
curl
Debian:14
before 8.17.0-2, plus listed versions
8.14.1-28.14.1-2+exp18.15.0-18.15.0-1~bpo13+18.15.0-1~exp1
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8.15.0~rc1-1exp18.15.0~rc2-1~exp18.15.0~rc3-1~exp18.16.0-18.16.0-1+exp18.16.0-1~bpo13+18.16.0-28.16.0-38.16.0-48.16.0-4~bpo13+18.16.0~rc1-1~exp18.16.0~rc2-18.16.0~rc2-28.16.0~rc3-18.17.0-18.17.0~rc1-1~exp18.17.0~rc2-18.17.0~rc3-1
8.17.0-2
CURL_jll
Julia
8.16.0+0 up to 8.17.0+0
8.17.0+0
LibCURL_jll
Julia
8.15.0+0 up to 8.17.0+0
8.17.0+0
curl
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.2
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 8.14.1-160000.3.1
8.14.1-160000.3.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 8.14.1-160000.3.1
8.14.1-160000.3.1
curl-mini
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 8.14.1-160000.3.1
8.14.1-160000.3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 8.14.1-160000.3.1
8.14.1-160000.3.1
curl-mini
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 8.14.1-160000.3.1
8.14.1-160000.3.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0
before 8.14.1-2.1
8.14.1-2.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1
before 8.14.1-slfo.1.1_3.1
8.14.1-slfo.1.1_3.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
before 8.14.1-150200.4.94.1
8.14.1-150200.4.94.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
before 8.14.1-150600.4.31.1
8.14.1-150600.4.31.1
curl
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
before 8.14.1-150600.4.31.1
8.14.1-150600.4.31.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7
before 8.14.1-150700.7.5.1
8.14.1-150700.7.5.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
before 8.14.1-150400.5.72.1
8.14.1-150400.5.72.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
before 8.14.1-150400.5.72.1
8.14.1-150400.5.72.1
curl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
before 8.14.1-150400.5.72.1
8.14.1-150400.5.72.1
curl
Ubuntu:25.10
before 8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
8.12.1-3ubuntu18.13.0-5ubuntu18.14.1-1ubuntu28.14.1-1ubuntu38.14.1-2ubuntu1
8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1
curl
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22, plus listed versions
7.74.0-1.3ubuntu27.74.0-1.3ubuntu37.80.0-37.81.0-17.81.0-1ubuntu1.1
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7.81.0-1ubuntu1.27.81.0-1ubuntu1.37.81.0-1ubuntu1.47.81.0-1ubuntu1.67.81.0-1ubuntu1.77.81.0-1ubuntu1.87.81.0-1ubuntu1.107.81.0-1ubuntu1.117.81.0-1ubuntu1.137.81.0-1ubuntu1.147.81.0-1ubuntu1.157.81.0-1ubuntu1.167.81.0-1ubuntu1.177.81.0-1ubuntu1.187.81.0-1ubuntu1.197.81.0-1ubuntu1.207.81.0-1ubuntu1.21
7.81.0-1ubuntu1.22
curl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7, plus listed versions
8.2.1-1ubuntu38.2.1-1ubuntu3.18.4.0-2ubuntu18.5.0-2ubuntu18.5.0-2ubuntu2
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8.5.0-2ubuntu88.5.0-2ubuntu98.5.0-2ubuntu108.5.0-2ubuntu10.18.5.0-2ubuntu10.28.5.0-2ubuntu10.38.5.0-2ubuntu10.48.5.0-2ubuntu10.58.5.0-2ubuntu10.6
8.5.0-2ubuntu10.7
curl
Ubuntu:25.10
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
8.12.1-3ubuntu18.13.0-5ubuntu18.14.1-1ubuntu28.14.1-1ubuntu38.14.1-2ubuntu1
8.14.1-2ubuntu1.1
curl
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 8.17.0-1.1
8.17.0-1.1
curl
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 8.14.1-160000.3.1
8.14.1-160000.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-11563 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Curl, published November 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in curl 8.17.0-r0.

References

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