Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2020-8169

CVE-2020-8169

publishedCWE-200

curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).

Technical severityUnscoredNo score in collected sources
Published2020-12-14Source updated 2026-11-02
Collected2026-11-022 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
https://github.com/curl/curl
n/a
libcurl 7.62.0 to and including 7.70.0 (affected) CNA: hackerone
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.0; < V3.1.5 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.0; < V3.1.5 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.0; < V3.1.5 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

No CVSS assessment reported. An unscored record is not a low-severity determination.

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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