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SSH improper host validation

When a libcurl-based application performs transfers via `SCP://` or `SFTP://` and utilizes the `CURLOPT_SSH_KEYFUNCTION` callback, it may silently accept an untrusted server. This vulnerability occurs when a server presents a host key type that does not match the specific key type already recorded for that host in the `known_hosts` file. Instead of rejecting the mismatch, the callback mechanism fails to properly enforce the restriction, allowing the connection to succeed without warning and risking a potential man-in-the-middle attack.

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Affected products

curl
  • =<7.83.0
  • =<7.77.0
  • =<7.79.1
  • =<7.75.0
  • =<8.17.0
  • =<8.2.1
  • =<7.82.0
  • =<7.78.0
  • =<7.83.1
  • =<8.11.0
  • =<7.71.1
  • =<7.71.0
  • =<8.10.1
  • =<8.0.1
  • =<7.70.0
  • =<7.87.0
  • =<7.81.0
  • =<8.4.0
  • =<8.18.0
  • =<7.88.1
  • =<8.13.0
  • =<7.73.0
  • =<8.6.0
  • =<7.85.0
  • =<8.7.0
  • =<8.9.0
  • =<8.16.0
  • =<8.9.1
  • =<8.15.0
  • =<7.76.0
  • =<7.88.0
  • =<7.69.0
  • =<8.8.0
  • =<7.86.0
  • =<7.76.1
  • =<8.14.0
  • =<8.2.0
  • =<7.84.0
  • =<8.1.2
  • =<8.11.1
  • =<8.10.0
  • =<8.14.1
  • =<8.1.0
  • =<7.74.0
  • =<8.12.0
  • =<8.19.0
  • =<8.3.0
  • =<8.12.1
  • =<7.69.1
  • =<8.1.1
  • =<8.0.0
  • =<8.20.0
  • =<8.5.0
  • =<8.7.1
  • =<7.79.0
  • =<7.72.0
  • =<7.80.0