diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39986a355..4561abaf4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 default = []
-curl-cffi = ["curl-cffi==0.5.10; implementation_name=='cpython'"]
+curl-cffi = [
+    "curl-cffi>=0.5.10,!=0.6.*,<0.8; implementation_name=='cpython'",
+]
 secretstorage = [
     "cffi",
     "secretstorage",
diff --git a/test/test_networking.py b/test/test_networking.py
index af3ece3b4..983c89e2e 100644
--- a/test/test_networking.py
+++ b/test/test_networking.py
@@ -914,7 +914,6 @@ def mock_close(*args, **kwargs):
 class TestCurlCFFIRequestHandler(TestRequestHandlerBase):
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('params,extensions', [
-        ({}, {'impersonate': ImpersonateTarget('chrome')}),
         ({'impersonate': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '110')}, {}),
         ({'impersonate': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '99')}, {'impersonate': ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '110')}),
     ])
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py
index b1f0fb82e..45b25cefb 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_curlcffi.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import io
 import math
+import re
 import urllib.parse
 
 from ._helper import InstanceStoreMixin, select_proxy
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@
 if curl_cffi is None:
     raise ImportError('curl_cffi is not installed')
 
-curl_cffi_version = tuple(int_or_none(x, default=0) for x in curl_cffi.__version__.split('.'))
 
-if curl_cffi_version != (0, 5, 10):
+curl_cffi_version = tuple(map(int, re.split(r'[^\d]+', curl_cffi.__version__)[:3]))
+
+if curl_cffi_version != (0, 5, 10) and not ((0, 7, 0) <= curl_cffi_version < (0, 8, 0)):
     curl_cffi._yt_dlp__version = f'{curl_cffi.__version__} (unsupported)'
-    raise ImportError('Only curl_cffi 0.5.10 is supported')
+    raise ImportError('Only curl_cffi versions 0.5.10, 0.7.X are supported')
 
 import curl_cffi.requests
 from curl_cffi.const import CurlECode, CurlOpt
@@ -110,6 +112,13 @@ class CurlCFFIRH(ImpersonateRequestHandler, InstanceStoreMixin):
     _SUPPORTED_FEATURES = (Features.NO_PROXY, Features.ALL_PROXY)
     _SUPPORTED_PROXY_SCHEMES = ('http', 'https', 'socks4', 'socks4a', 'socks5', 'socks5h')
     _SUPPORTED_IMPERSONATE_TARGET_MAP = {
+        **({
+            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '124', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome124,
+            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '123', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome123,
+            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '120', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome120,
+            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '119', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome119,
+            ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '116', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome116,
+        } if curl_cffi_version >= (0, 7, 0) else {}),
         ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '110', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome110,
         ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '107', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome107,
         ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '104', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome104,
@@ -118,9 +127,15 @@ class CurlCFFIRH(ImpersonateRequestHandler, InstanceStoreMixin):
         ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '99', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome99,
         ImpersonateTarget('edge', '101', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.edge101,
         ImpersonateTarget('edge', '99', 'windows', '10'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.edge99,
+        **({
+            ImpersonateTarget('safari', '17.0', 'macos', '14'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari17_0,
+        } if curl_cffi_version >= (0, 7, 0) else {}),
         ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.5', 'macos', '12'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari15_5,
         ImpersonateTarget('safari', '15.3', 'macos', '11'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari15_3,
         ImpersonateTarget('chrome', '99', 'android', '12'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.chrome99_android,
+        **({
+            ImpersonateTarget('safari', '17.2', 'ios', '17.2'): curl_cffi.requests.BrowserType.safari17_2_ios,
+        } if curl_cffi_version >= (0, 7, 0) else {}),
     }
 
     def _create_instance(self, cookiejar=None):
@@ -187,7 +202,7 @@ def _send(self, request: Request):
         timeout = self._calculate_timeout(request)
 
         # set CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT and CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME to act as a read timeout. [1]
-        # curl_cffi does not currently do this. [2]
+        # This is required only for 0.5.10 [2]
         # Note: CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME is in seconds, so we need to round up to the nearest second. [3]
         # [1] https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/305311
         # [2] https://github.com/yifeikong/curl_cffi/issues/156
@@ -203,7 +218,7 @@ def _send(self, request: Request):
                 data=request.data,
                 verify=self.verify,
                 max_redirects=5,
-                timeout=timeout,
+                timeout=(timeout, timeout),
                 impersonate=self._SUPPORTED_IMPERSONATE_TARGET_MAP.get(
                     self._get_request_target(request)),
                 interface=self.source_address,
@@ -222,7 +237,7 @@ def _send(self, request: Request):
 
             elif (
                 e.code == CurlECode.PROXY
-                or (e.code == CurlECode.RECV_ERROR and 'Received HTTP code 407 from proxy after CONNECT' in str(e))
+                or (e.code == CurlECode.RECV_ERROR and 'CONNECT' in str(e))
             ):
                 raise ProxyError(cause=e) from e
             else: