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High 8.1Published Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-55200libssh2 - Out-of-Bounds Write via Unchecked packet_length in transport.c

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

libssh2 1.11.1, fixed in commit 97acf3d, 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.

CVSS
8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-680
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
libssh2 libssh2
libssh2:libssh2 (from the name)
1.11.1; from 1c3f1b7da588f2652260285529ec3c1f1125eb4e before 97acf3dfda80c91c3a8c9f2372546301d4a1a7a8
CNA record
libssh2 libssh2
libssh2:libssh2
1.11.1
NVD

References

References

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