CVE-2025-10148
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.5%
41.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-340
Published 2025-09-12 · modified 2026-09-15
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2025-09-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-15 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
curl's WebSocket code did not update the 32-bit mask pattern for each new outgoing frame as the specification says. Instead it used a fixed mask that persisted and was used throughout the entire connection. A predictable mask pattern allows for a malicious server to induce traffic between the two communicating parties that could be interpreted by an involved proxy (configured or transparent) as genuine, real, HTTP traffic with content and thereby poison its cache. That cached poisoned content could then be served to all users of that proxy.