The curl project is facing unprecedented pressure due to a surge in AI-assisted security vulnerability reports, with the team receiving more than one report per day - 4-5 times higher than 2024 levels. While the quality of reports is high, most vulnerabilities found are low to medium severity, with no high-severity issues since October 2023. The project maintainers, including Daniel Stenberg, are struggling with work-life balance due to the overwhelming volume of reports, though they remain committed to addressing them responsibly.
Background
cURL is a widely-used open source command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs, supporting multiple protocols. It's a critical piece of internet infrastructure that's been maintained for decades.
- Source
- Simon Willison
- Published
- May 27, 2026 at 07:48 AM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10