diff --git a/docs/CVE-2024-6874.md b/docs/CVE-2024-6874.md
index cfec9b666d..eb20783b67 100644
--- a/docs/CVE-2024-6874.md
+++ b/docs/CVE-2024-6874.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bytes, libcurl ends up reading outside of a stack based buffer when built to
 use the *macidn* IDN backend. The conversion function then fills up the
 provided buffer exactly - but does not null terminate the string.
 
-This flaw can lead to stack contents accidently getting returned as part of
+This flaw can lead to stack contents accidentally getting returned as part of
 the converted string.
 
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