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CVE-2026-55200

HIGH CVSS: 8.1 Published: 2026-06-17 Modified: 2026-07-14

Description

libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 7acf3df contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in ssh2_transport_read() that fails to enforce upper bounds on packet_length field. Remote attackers can send crafted SSH packets with excessively large packet_length values to corrupt heap memory and achieve remote code execution.

Affected Platforms

Libssh2 Libssh2

Weakness Type

CWE-680

References