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    CVE-2026-59844

    A flaw was found in libssh. A remote authenticated client can issue SSH_FXP_READ requests with an arbitrarily large length, causing a libssh SFTP server to allocate excessive memory and potentially exhaust it through repeated requests.

    Published:Jul 21, 2026
    Last Modified:Sep 1, 2026
    EPS:Jul 21, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00526
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libssh
    Product
    Libssh
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Hardened Images
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Hummingbird

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High