CVE-2025-15079
Title: Known Hosts File Bypass in libcurl
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Proof Of Concept
No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2025-15079.
CWE Category
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date
Jan 08, 2026
Modified Date
Jan 20, 2026
Exploit Status
Not Found
Score
5.3
CVSS v
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.46%
Vulnerability Summary
CVE-2025-15079: When doing SSH-based transfers using either SCP or SFTP, and setting the known_hosts file, libcurl could still mistakenly accept connecting to hosts *not present* in the specified file if they were added as recognized in the libssh *global* known_hosts file.
Impacted Vendors
Reference Links
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity
MEDIUM
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
Total: PatternsNo specific attack patterns mapped.
Likelihood
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CVE-2025-15079 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)
No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.
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Attack Vector Matrix
Access Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Stack
No specific products linked.