Curl 7.81.0 < 8.21.0 Proto-Default Skips SSH Verification

The version of curl installed on the remote host is 7.81.0 prior to 8.21.0. It is, therefore, affected by an improper host validation vulnerability: - When a user invokes curl using a schemeless URL combined with --proto-default sftp, a disconnect occurs that erroneously bypasses the initializati...