libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 16:36 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.5 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libssh2libssh2 | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHublibssh2pkg:github/libssh2Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 2dae302, contains an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the sftp_symlink() function in src/sftp.c that allows a malicious SSH server or man-in-the-middle attacker to disclose heap memory contents or cause a crash by sending a crafted SSH_FXP_NAME response. Attackers can supply a link_len value larger than the actual packet data in SSH_FXP_NAME responses for SFTP READLINK and REALPATH operations, triggering a heap buffer over-read of up to target_len minus one bytes due to the missing validation of available packet buffer size before the memcpy operation.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15661 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1705 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1717 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/2dae3024897e1898d389835151f4e9606227721d (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-heap-buffer-over-read-via-sftp-symlink-in-sftp-c (opens in a new tab)