CVE-2026-7598
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CVE-2026-7598 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A security vulnerability has been detected in libssh2 up to 1.11.1. The impacted element is the function userauth_password of the file src/userauth.c. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in libssh2 up to 1.11.1. The impacted element is the function userauth_password of the file src/userauth.c. Such manipulation of the argument username_len/password_len leads to integer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is 256d04b60d80bf1190e96b0ad1e91b2174d744b1. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libssh2 | Libssh2 | <= 1.11.1 |
References
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1858Issue Tracking
- https://vuldb.com/submit/805564Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/360555Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/360555/ctiPermissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/submit/805564Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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