CVE-2025-11563 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2025-11563

wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Stanislav Fort (Aisle Research)
  • Samuel Henrique
  • Sergio Durigan Junior
  • Xi Ruoyao

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

curl
Vulnerable Versions:
8.17.0, 8.16.0, 8.15.0, 8.14.1, 8.14.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 25th, 2026
Last Modified: February 25th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.