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CVE-2021-22946

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CVE-2021-22946

Published: Sep 29, 2021

Modified: Apr 16, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

A user can tell curl >= 7.20.0 and <= 7.78.0 to require a successful upgrade to TLS when speaking to an IMAP, POP3 or FTP server (`--ssl-reqd` on the command line or`CURLOPT_USE_SSL` set to `CURLUSESSL_CONTROL` or `CURLUSESSL_ALL` withlibcurl). This requirement could be bypassed if the server would return a properly crafted but perfectly legitimate response.This flaw would then make curl silently continue its operations **withoutTLS** contrary to the instructions and expectations, exposing possibly sensitive data in clear text over the network.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

https://github.com/curl/curl

affected
curl 7.20.0 to and including 7.78.0

Weaknesses (CWE)

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