Out-of-bounds read in libssh - CVE-2026-0968
Published: February 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123156
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0968
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libssh
Affected software:
libssh
libssh
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the sftp_parse_longname() function. A malicious SFTP server can send a specially crafted SSH_FXP_NAME message to trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash the application or read parts of system memory on the client system.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-0968
Install updates from vendor's website.