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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14821

A flaw was found in libssh.

Published Apr 7, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · A flaw was found

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14821. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.13%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe libssh/libssh · cpe redhat/hardened images

A flaw was found in libssh. This vulnerability allows local man-in-the-middle attacks, security downgrades of SSH (Secure Shell) connections, and manipulation of trusted host information, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SSH communications via an insecure default configuration on Windows systems where the library automatically loads configuration files from the C:\etc directory, which can be created and modified by unprivileged local users.

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  • cpe libssh/libsshversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/hardened imagesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-14821

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14821. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element. EPSS 0.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in libssh. This vulnerability allows local man-in-the-middle attacks, security downgrades of SSH (Secure Shell) connections, and manipulation of trusted host information, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SSH communications via an insecure default configuration on Windows systems where the library automatically loads configuration fil

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in libssh. This vulnerability allows local man-in-the-middle attacks, security downgrades of SSH (Secure Shell) connections, and manipulation of trusted host information, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SSH communications via an insecure default configuration on Windows systems where the library automatically loads configuration fil

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14821

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14821

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14821

    A flaw was found in libssh. This vulnerability allows local man-in-the-middle attacks, security downgrades of SSH (Secure Shell) connections, and manipulation of trusted host information, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SSH communi

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.