{
  "schema_version": "1.5.0",
  "id": "CURL-CVE-2026-92391",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-92391"
  ],
  "summary": "curl_mime_free stack overflow by recursion",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T12:57:32.00Z",
  "database_specific": {
    "package": "curl",
    "affects": "lib",
    "URL": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-92391.json",
    "www": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-92391.html",
    "issue": "https://hackerone.com/reports/4024222",
    "CWE": {
      "id": "CWE-674",
      "desc": "Uncontrolled Recursion"
    },
    "last_affected": "8.22.0",
    "severity": "Low"
  },
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:00:00.00Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
           "type": "SEMVER",
           "events": [
             {"introduced": "7.56.0"},
             {"fixed": "8.14.3"},
             {"introduced": "8.15.0"},
             {"fixed": "8.16.2"},
             {"introduced": "8.17.0"},
             {"fixed": "8.20.2"},
             {"introduced": "8.21.0"},
             {"fixed": "8.23.0"}
           ]
        },
        {
           "type": "GIT",
           "repo": "https://github.com/curl/curl.git",
           "events": [
             {"introduced": "ce0881edee3c78609eae49665fb70264d8786d29"},
             {"fixed": "d7546809d5bd548b69ec49fca26565c8f6f0d344"}
           ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "8.22.0", "8.21.0", "8.20.0", "8.19.0", "8.18.0", "8.17.0", "8.16.0", 
        "8.15.0", "8.14.1", "8.14.0", "8.13.0", "8.12.1", "8.12.0", "8.11.1", 
        "8.11.0", "8.10.1", "8.10.0", "8.9.1", "8.9.0", "8.8.0", "8.7.1", 
        "8.7.0", "8.6.0", "8.5.0", "8.4.0", "8.3.0", "8.2.1", "8.2.0", 
        "8.1.2", "8.1.1", "8.1.0", "8.0.1", "8.0.0", "7.88.1", "7.88.0", 
        "7.87.0", "7.86.0", "7.85.0", "7.84.0", "7.83.1", "7.83.0", "7.82.0", 
        "7.81.0", "7.80.0", "7.79.1", "7.79.0", "7.78.0", "7.77.0", "7.76.1", 
        "7.76.0", "7.75.0", "7.74.0", "7.73.0", "7.72.0", "7.71.1", "7.71.0", 
        "7.70.0", "7.69.1", "7.69.0", "7.68.0", "7.67.0", "7.66.0", "7.65.3", 
        "7.65.2", "7.65.1", "7.65.0", "7.64.1", "7.64.0", "7.63.0", "7.62.0", 
        "7.61.1", "7.61.0", "7.60.0", "7.59.0", "7.58.0", "7.57.0", "7.56.1", 
        "7.56.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "Joshua Rogers (Aisle Research)",
      "type": "FINDER"
    },
    {
      "name": "Daniel Stenberg",
      "type": "REMEDIATION_DEVELOPER"
    }
  ],
  "details": "A deeply nested multipart MIME structure constructed via the public API causes\na stack overflow in libcurl during normal cleanup operations. An excessive\nrecursion depth within `curl_mime_free` leads to unbounded stack frame\nallocation during structure traversal, ultimately crashing the host process."
}