CVE-2025-22870

MEDIUM
Published Mar 12, 2025 Modified Apr 16, 2026 CWE-115

Description

Matching of hosts against proxy patterns can improperly treat an IPv6 zone ID as a hostname component. For example, when the NO_PROXY environment variable is set to "*.example.com", a request to "[::1%25.example.com]:80` will incorrectly match and not be proxied.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.4
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-115 CWE-115

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-22870? +
Matching of hosts against proxy patterns can improperly treat an IPv6 zone ID as a hostname component. For example, when the NO_PROXY environment variable is set to "*.example.com", a request to "[::1%25.example.com]:80` will incorrectly match and not be proxied. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-22870? +
CVE-2025-22870 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.4 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-22870? +
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