CVE-2023-27534
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path…
Published Mar 30, 2023 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · haxx curl
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo while accessing a server with a specific user.
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Mar 30, 2023 · NIST NVD
Detected
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo whi
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo whi
Affected
- cpe broadcom/brocade fabric operating system firmwareversion unspecified
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora36
- cpe haxx/curlversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/active iq unified managerversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/h300s firmwareversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/h410s firmwareversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/h500s firmwareversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/h700s firmwareversion unspecified
- cpe splunk/universal forwarderversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-27534
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-27534
30-day exploitation probability 2.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-27534
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home dire
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