URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it. This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.
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Description URLs containing percent-encoded slashes (`/` or `\`) can trick wcurl into saving the output file outside of the current directory without the user explicitly asking for it. This flaw only affects the wcurl command line tool.
Title wcurl path traversal with percent-encoded slashes
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-25T07:24:31.792Z

Reserved: 2025-10-09T13:50:54.563Z

Link: CVE-2025-11563

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-25T08:16:18.337

Modified: 2026-02-25T14:15:29.980

Link: CVE-2025-11563

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