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Gigazine • June 16, 2026

The development team for the data transfer tool 'curl' has announced that it will temporarily suspend the acceptance and response to vulnerability reports starting July 1, 2026. This is due to the increased burden on developers from responding to a large number of reports. Report acceptance is scheduled to resume on August 3. curl summer of bliss | daniel.haxx.se

Even if a vulnerability is discovered during the holiday period, ordinary reporters will have to wait until HackerOne resumes accepting reports. On the other hand, general bug reports and code fix suggestions unrelated to vulnerabilities can still be submitted using GitHub Issues and Pull Requests as before. Development work is not being completely halted, and some developers may still use their time to fix bugs or write new code. To allow time to address pending cases after vulnerability reporting resumes, the release date for curl 8.22.0 has been postponed by two weeks from its original schedule to September 2, 2026. In response to a question whether malicious attackers don't take summer vacations, Stenberg replied to the effect that 'they probably don't, but we do.'

Please note that customers with paid support contracts will receive services as usual during the holiday period.

Jun 16, 2026 19:00:00 in Software , Security , Posted by log1d_ts

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Curl Project Pauses Bug Reports Amid AI Submission Overload The curl project announced it will not accept security vulnerability reports from July 1 to August 3, 2026, due to overwhelming pressure from AI-generated submissions. Maintainer Daniel Stenberg cited a dramatic increase in reports, with the volume doubling from 2025, leading to burnout among developers. During this 'summer of bliss,' only paid support contracts will receive service, while general bug reports can still be submitted via GitHub. The decision reflects a broader trend among open-source maintainers prioritizing their well-being amidst rising workloads. Stenberg noted that the quality of AI-generated reports has improved, but the sheer number remains unsustainable. The curl 8.22.0 release has been delayed by two weeks to September 2, 2026. Despite the pause, critical issues may still be addressed if they arise. 6 sources 25

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