How to Uninstall curl from Windows Server 2019 and above

Question

How to uninstall curl from Windows Server 2019 and above. Does windows update reinstall the curl?

The default curl shipped from Windows OS is out of date and vulnerable.

Answer 1

Dear,

I had faced this issue with our security team providing with Vulnerability finding on curl

Work around that is done from our end that solved the VA finding was to remove curl totally

Steps:

Go to the folder having curl.exe

in our case it was c:\Windows\SysWOW64\curl.exe

Right click curl.exe - Properties - Security (tab) - Advanced - Change the Owner (from trustedInstaller) to Everyone - Apply

Continue by Clicking Edit on Security Permissions - Click Add - select/add Everyone and allow all permissions - Apply

now Everyone has permission to edit or delete the curl.exe

you can delete the curl.exe and finding wont appear

Hope the solution is helpful

thanks

Answer 2

Hello there,

When a program is installed on the computer, Windows will save its settings and information in the registry, including the uninstall command to uninstall the program. You can try this method to uninstall cURL. Please carefully edit the registry, because any mistake may make your system crash.

• Navigate the following registry key and find one of cURL:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

-Double-click on the UninstallString value, and copy its Value Data.

-Hold Windows and R keys to open the Run command, paste the Value Data in the box and click OK. Follow the wizard to uninstall cURL.

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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Answer 3

Waiting for update on https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43552 refer workaround to pventing the execution of curl.exe