Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2026· Updated Jun 18, 2026
libssh2 - Heap Buffer Over-read via sftp_symlink() in sftp.c
CVE-2025-15661
Description
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 2dae302, contains an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the sftp_symlink() function in src/sftp.c that allows a malicious SSH server or man-in-the-middle attacker to disclose heap memory contents or cause a crash by sending a crafted SSH_FXP_NAME response. Attackers can supply a link_len value larger than the actual packet data in SSH_FXP_NAME responses for SFTP READLINK and REALPATH operations, triggering a heap buffer over-read of up to target_len minus one bytes due to the missing validation of available packet buffer size before the memcpy operation.
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Affected products
8- osv-coords7 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/libssh2pkg:apk/chainguard/libssh2-devpkg:apk/chainguard/libssh2-docpkg:apk/wolfi/libssh2pkg:apk/wolfi/libssh2-devpkg:apk/wolfi/libssh2-docpkg:rpm/opensuse/libssh2_org&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.11.1-r7+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/2dae3024897e1898d389835151f4e9606227721dmitrepatch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-heap-buffer-over-read-via-sftp-symlink-in-sftp-cmitrethird-party-advisory
- github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1705mitretechnical-description
- github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1717mitreissue-tracking
News mentions
1- Public PoC Released for Critical libssh2 CVE-2026-55200 Client-Side SSH FlawThe Hacker News · Jun 29, 2026