Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14524

When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl

Published Jan 8, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 18, 2026 · When an OAuth2 bearer

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-14524. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare When an OAuth2 bearer with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (When an OAuth2 bearer).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Alpine:v3.21 curl · Alpine:v3.22 curl · Alpine:v3.23 curl · Alpine:v3.24 curl

When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.

Are you affected?

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

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Alpine:v3.21 curl7.33.0 → 8.14.1-r3
  • Alpine:v3.22 curl7.33.0 → 8.14.1-r4
  • Alpine:v3.23 curl7.33.0 → 8.18.0-r0
  • Alpine:v3.24 curl7.33.0 → 8.18.0-r0

How to fix CVE-2025-14524

What to do

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

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-14524. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare When an OAuth2 bearer with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 7.33.0 → 8.14.1-r3, 7.33.0 → 8.14.1-r4, 7.33.0 → 8.18.0-r0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. 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. Jan 8, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Detected

    When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.

  2. Oct 18, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    curl fixed in 8.14.1-r3; curl fixed in 8.14.1-r4; curl fixed in 8.18.0-r0; curl fixed in 8.18.0-r0

  3. Oct 18, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    curl fixed in 8.14.1-r3

  4. Oct 18, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    curl fixed in 8.14.1-r4

  5. Oct 18, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    curl fixed in 8.18.0-r0

  6. Oct 18, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Updated

    When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14524

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2025-14524

    When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.

    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.