CVE catalog

CVE-2019-5443

curl: CVE-2019-5443

Severity: High · CVSS 8.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 23, 2019, 10:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.69% · Oct 25, 2026

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	curl	sid	`8.23.0-1`	not affected
Debian	curl	forky	`8.22.0-1`	not affected
Debian	curl	trixie	`8.14.1-2+deb13u5`	not affected
Debian	curl	trixie-security	`8.14.1-2+deb13u7`	not affected
Debian	curl	bookworm	`7.88.1-10+deb12u15`	not affected
Debian	curl	bookworm-security	`7.88.1-10+deb12u5`	not affected
Cpe	curl	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	enterprise_manager_ops_center	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	http_server	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	mysql_server	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	oss_support_tools	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	oncommand_insight	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	oncommand_unified_manager	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	oncommand_workflow_automation	Not reported	Not reported	unknown
Cpe	snapcenter	Not reported	Not reported	unknown

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	curl	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[curl]Unknown
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl3-gnutls]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl3-nss]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-doc]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-gnutls-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-nss-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-openssl-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:44:40 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]