CVE-2026-55199
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileDEEUFRNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 1762685, contains a pre-authentication denial of service vulnerability in the SSH_MSG_EXT_INFO handler in src/packet.c that allows a malicious SSH server to cause a client CPU exhaustion loop by sending a crafted extension count value. A malicious server can set nr_extensions to 0xFFFFFFFF during key exchange, causing the client to spin in a tight CPU loop for over 60 seconds because return values from _libssh2_get_string() are unchecked and the session timeout does not apply to CPU-bound loops.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–8.2
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affected products (23)
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advisories (4)
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- NCSC-2026-0210Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in libssh2 door libsshNL2026-06-23csaf · ncsc_nlNL
libssh heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in libssh2 tot en met versie 1.11.1.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1996libssh2: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in libssh2 ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder Code auszuführen.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1352Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle PeopleSoftFrançais2026-10-21vendor · certfrFR
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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references (9)
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- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/17626857d20b3c9a1addfa45979dadcee1cd84a4cnnvd
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1864cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-pre-authentication-dos-via-ssh-msg-ext-info-handlercnnvd
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/17626857d20b3c9a1addfa45979dadcee1cd84a4enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1864enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-pre-authentication-dos-via-ssh-msg-ext-info-handlerenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/17626857d20b3c9a1addfa45979dadcee1cd84a4Patchnvd
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1864Patchnvd
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