HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2021-22890
LOW

CVE-2021-22890

CWE-300Published: April 1, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

3.7
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

curl 7.63.0 to and including 7.75.0 includes vulnerability that allows a malicious HTTPS proxy to MITM a connection due to bad handling of TLS 1.3 session tickets. When using a HTTPS proxy and TLS 1.3, libcurl can confuse session tickets arriving from the HTTPS proxy but work as if they arrived from the remote server and then wrongly "short-cut" the host handshake. When confusing the tickets, a HTTPS proxy can trick libcurl to use the wrong session ticket resume for the host and thereby circumvent the server TLS certificate check and make a MITM attack to be possible to perform unnoticed. Note that such a malicious HTTPS proxy needs to provide a certificate that curl will accept for the MITMed server for an attack to work - unless curl has been told to ignore the server certificate check.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2021-22890 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

broadcom1 product(s)
fabric operating system
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
haxx1 product(s)
libcurl
netapp3 product(s)
hci management nodesolidfirehci storage node
Oracle2 product(s)
communications billing and revenue managementessbase
siemens1 product(s)
sinec infrastructure network services
splunk1 product(s)
universal forwarder
Source: NVD CPE · 14 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (18)

https://hackerone.com/reports/1129529Exploit · Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1129529Exploit · Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2021-22890
CVSS Score3.7 / 10
SeverityLOW
WeaknessCWE-300
CISA KEVNo
Affected8 vendor(s)
PublishedApr 1, 2021

Related CVEs (CWE-300)

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2021-22890 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.