CVEPublished 2026-06-17Modified 2026-06-221 article on news6 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-55200

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
42
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 58% of all CVEs
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.

Timeline
Published 2026-06-17
Modified 2026-06-22

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