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25-Year-Old curl Vulnerability (CVE-2026-8932) Patched in Record 18-CVE Security Release

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Guru Baran

16h ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary

A critical 25-year-old security vulnerability (CVE-2026-8932) in curl, dating back to version 7.7 from March 2001, has been patched as part of a record-breaking curl release that fixed 18 CVEs — the most ever in a single version. curl runs on over 30 billion devices and is foundational internet infrastructure. The release was announced by maintainer Daniel Stenberg on June 24, 2026.

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The vulnerability, CVE-2026-8932, was first shipped in curl version 7.7 on March 22, 2001, making it the oldest curl security issue ever reported.
The release, announced by maintainer Daniel Stenberg on June 24, 2026, marks the most vulnerabilities fixed in a single curl release.
curl is not just a command-line tool; it is foundational infrastructure. Running on more than 30 billion devices, it power
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A critical security flaw lurking in curl for over 25 years has been patched, as part of a record-breaking security release that fixed 18 CVEs, the most ever issued in a single curl version. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-8932, was first shipped in curl versi

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