Description
Importing a `includeSubDomains` parent HSTS entry before a longer-lived child
entry, silently drops the child. Consequently, when the parent expires, the
child's valid HSTS policy is lost, causing curl to issue unencrypted HTTP
requests rather than upgrading to HTTPS.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8927-1 curl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8932-1 curl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8927-2 curl vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in curl. When importing HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) cache records, loading a parent domain entry configured to include subdomains before a longer-lived subdomain entry silently drops the subdomain policy. Consequently, once the parent policy expires, curl fails to upgrade subsequent connections for the subdomain to HTTPS and transmits unencrypted requests, allowing a network attacker to intercept sensitive data. Importing a `includeSubDomains` parent HSTS entry before a longer-lived child entry, silently drops the child. Consequently, when the parent expires, the child's valid HSTS policy is lost, causing curl to issue unencrypted HTTP requests rather than upgrading to HTTPS.
Title curl: curl: HSTS cache import drops longer-lived child HSTS cache import drops longer-lived child
References

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
Vendors & Products Curl
Curl curl

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in curl. When importing HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) cache records, loading a parent domain entry configured to include subdomains before a longer-lived subdomain entry silently drops the subdomain policy. Consequently, once the parent policy expires, curl fails to upgrade subsequent connections for the subdomain to HTTPS and transmits unencrypted requests, allowing a network attacker to intercept sensitive data.
Title curl: curl: HSTS cache import drops longer-lived child
Weaknesses CWE-201
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T20:10:37.039Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T13:17:36.482Z

Link: CVE-2026-87862

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T21:17:20.270

Modified: 2026-10-20T21:17:20.270

Link: CVE-2026-87862

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-87862 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T22:30:18Z

Weaknesses