CVE-2026-83540
When password or public key authentication is used with the Windows port of wolfSSHd, the Windows logon token acquired for one authenticated connection is not released before a token is acquired for a subsequent connection, resulting in user login poisoning between connections. A less privileged user with a valid account on the server can exploit this to force a login as a more privileged user. The vulnerability was introduced with the initial Windows port of wolfSSHd in wolfSSH version 1.4.15 and affects all versions through 1.5.0. Non-Windows builds of wolfSSHd are not affected.
Published:Oct 7, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 13, 2026
EPS:Oct 7, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00337
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Wolfssh
Product
Wolfssh
Wolfssh
Wolfssh
Vendor
Wolfssl
Product
Wolfssh
Wolfssl
Wolfssh
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
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
Low
High
