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CVE-2026-87863

CVE-2026-87863 PUBLISHED

Reported by curl · Published October 20, 2026

An authenticated HTTPS origin can supply an HSTS `max-age` value that the parser accepts, but time serialization later fails to process. On 64-bit systems, extreme max-age values compute an absolute expiry within standard time integer limits that exceeds calendar time structure bounds. During cache saves, the original HSTS file is truncated before writing a temporary replacement; when serialization fails, the temporary file is deleted, leaving an empty or partial cache. Because the save error is silently ignored during cleanup, curl exits successfully despite the data loss.

EPSS 0.27% · 18.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.27%
18.5th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
curlcurl8.22.0, 8.21.0, 8.20.0
alpinecurl0
curlcurl8.22.0, 8.21.0, 8.20.0

Timeline

  • CVE Published
  • Oct 14, 2026 PoC Published
  • Oct 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Oct 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Oct 25, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Oct 27, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Oct 29, 2026 EPSS Score

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