CVE-2026-66033
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit a2ed82d, contains a pre-authentication integer underflow vulnerability in the ssh2_cipher_crypt() function in src/openssl.c that allows a malicious SSH server to crash any connecting client by negotiating AES-GCM ciphers during handshake. Attackers can exploit the underflow in the expression computing blocksize minus aadlen minus authentication tag length to trigger an out-of-bounds read and a memcpy call with a near-SIZE_MAX length argument, causing immediate process crash before any authentication occurs.
Published:Jul 24, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 28, 2026
EPS:Jul 24, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00386
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Libssh2
Product
Libssh2
Libssh2
Libssh2
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Hummingbird
Redhat
Hummingbird
Exploits
No exploit reference
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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