CVE-2026-66034
NVD: libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit a13bb6c, contains a missing bounds check vulnerability that allows a malicious SSH server to trigger an arbitrary-length heap out-of-bounds read and a free of an uninitialized pointer via the publickey subsystem. NVD: In libssh2_publickey_list_fetch(), the version 1 response parser reads a server-controlled comment_len value and advances the parse pointer without verifying sufficient bytes remain in the buffer, causing the out-of-bounds read to leak heap pointers from... OSV: libssh2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via publickey subsystem
7.7 Severity
HIGH EPSS
0.0025 (17) KEV
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Source-published summary
NVD: libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit a13bb6c, contains a missing bounds check vulnerability that allows a malicious SSH server to trigger an arbitrary-length heap out-of-bounds read and a free of an uninitialized pointer via the publickey subsystem. NVD: In libssh2_publickey_list_fetch(), the version 1 response parser reads a server-controlled comment_len value and advances the parse pointer without verifying sufficient bytes remain in the buffer, causing the out-of-bounds read to leak heap pointers from... OSV: libssh2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via publickey subsystem
Possible impact
This high severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for high severity review.
Affected context
vendor/product: libssh2 / libssh2
Remediation / advisory
Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: commit.
Why it matters
This high severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for high severity review.; CVSS 7.7 (HIGH); EPSS percentile 17; not listed in KEV; Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: commit; sources: NVD, OSV.
What to verify
Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.
Exposure hint
exposure unknown
Impact tags
Urgency reasons
Source-derived note
Summary derived from NVD / OSV description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.
Redaction metadata
- source summary used
- True
- fallback summary used
- False
- unsafe procedural detail present
- false
- raw source displayed
- false
- public summary redacted
- true
Remediation handoff
Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.
Safety note
This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.
Official references
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66034
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66034
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/a13bb6c773f0d55ad1628cede57e99803cd898d9
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/2202
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-publickey-subsystem