THREAT OPS › Threat News › [NVD] CVE-2026-12064 (HIGH 7.5) — When a user invokes curl using a schemeless URL combined with
`--proto-default` sftp (or scp), a disconnect occurs between the tool layer
and libcurl. The tool layer incorrectly infers the URL scheme, which
erroneously bypasses the initialization of critical SSH security options
[NVD] CVE-2026-12064 (HIGH 7.5) — When a user invokes curl using a schemeless URL combined with `--proto-default` sftp (or scp), a disconnect occurs between the tool layer and libcurl. The tool layer incorrectly infers the URL scheme, which erroneously bypasses the initialization of critical SSH security options
CVE-2026-12064 CVSS: 7.5 HIGH Published: 2026-07-03T07:16:24.217
When a user invokes curl using a schemeless URL combined with `--proto-default` sftp (or scp), a disconnect occurs between the tool layer and libcurl. The tool layer incorrectly infers the URL scheme, which erroneously bypasses the initialization of critical SSH security options like CURLOPT_SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY_SHA256 and CURLOPT_SS
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2026-12064cve
Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12064