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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-22923

When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are…

Published Aug 5, 2021 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · the affected product

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-22923. EPSS is 2.00%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe haxx/curl · cpe netapp/cloud backup · cpe netapp/clustered data ontap · cpe netapp/h300s firmware · cpe netapp/h500s firmware

When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora33
  • cpe haxx/curlversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/cloud backupversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/clustered data ontapversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h300s firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h500s firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h700s firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/hci management nodeversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/solidfireversion unspecified
  • cpe oracle/mysql serverversion unspecified
  • cpe siemens/sinec infrastructure network servicesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-22923

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-22923. EPSS is 2.00%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 33. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information; CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials. EPSS 2.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 5, 2021 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-22923

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-22923

    30-day exploitation probability 2.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-22923

    When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.