CVE-2026-7598 (GCVE-0-2026-7598)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-01 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:10 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
libssh2 userauth.c userauth_password integer overflow
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
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Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/360555 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/360555/cti | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/805564 | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1858 | issue-trackingpatch |
| https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/256d04b… | patch |
| https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/ | product |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7598 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464597 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v… | x_sadp-csaf-vex |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7021 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16736 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
7 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | libssh2 |
Affected:
1.11.0
Affected: 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:libssh2:libssh2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images |
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer |
cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_profile_analyzer:2 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Update Service |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_update_service:5 |
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Nomenclature
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