CVE-2025-11563

wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes

Published Feb 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8062-1 curl vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Curl wcurl
Haxx
Haxx curl
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:curl:wcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Curl wcurl
Haxx
Haxx curl
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
Vendors & Products Curl
Curl curl
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
curl
Published
Updated
Feb 25, 2026, 6:53 PM
Reserved
Oct 9, 2025, 1:50 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 25, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 25, 2026, 7:20 AM