CVE-2025-4878
lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability was found in libssh, where an uninitialized variable exists under certain conditions in the privatekey_from_file() function. This flaw can be triggered if the file specified by the filename doesn't exist and may lead to possible signing failures or heap corruption.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (105)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Power Hardware Management Consoleall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:-
- NetApp AFF Baseboard Management Controllerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:netapp:aff:::baseboard_management_controller
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphereall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:for_vmware_vsphere
- NetApp FAS Baseboard Management Controllerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:netapp:fas:baseboard_management_controller
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1423libssh: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in libssh ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, und potentiell weitere nicht spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1118Dell PowerProtect Data Domain OS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain OS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen – sogar mit Root-Rechten –, um erweiterte Rechte zu erlangen – einschließlich Administratorrechte –, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, um Daten zu manipulieren, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder um andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4878cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2376184cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4878cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4878enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2376184enisa_euvd
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?id=697650caa97eaf7623924c75f9fcfec6dd423cd1enisa_euvd
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?id=b35ee876adc92a208d47194772e99f9c71e0bedbenisa_euvd
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