A weakness has been identified in libssh up to 0.11.3. The impacted element is the function sftp_extensions_get_name/sftp_extensions_get_data of the file src/sftp.c of the component SFTP Extension Name Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument idx can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack may be performed from remote. Upgrading to version 0.11.4 and 0.12.0 is sufficient to resolve this issue. This patch is called 855a0853ad3abd4a6cd85ce06fce6d8d4c7a0b60. You should upgrade the affected component.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://gitlab.com/libssh/libssh-mirror/-/commit/855a0853ad3abd4a6cd85ce06fce6d8d4c7a0b60 | Patch |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.349709 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.349709 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.767120 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.libssh.org/files/0.12/libssh-0.12.0.tar.xz | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/libssh-2026-sftp-extensions.txt | Product |
Configurations
History
09 Mar 2026, 18:36
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://gitlab.com/libssh/libssh-mirror/-/commit/855a0853ad3abd4a6cd85ce06fce6d8d4c7a0b60 - Patch | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.349709 - Permissions Required, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?id.349709 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?submit.767120 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.libssh.org/files/0.12/libssh-0.12.0.tar.xz - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/libssh-2026-sftp-extensions.txt - Product |
08 Mar 2026, 11:15
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Information
Published : 2026-03-08 11:15
Updated : 2026-03-12 19:02
NVD link : CVE-2026-3731
Mitre link : CVE-2026-3731
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-3731
JSON object : View
Products Affected
libssh
- libssh
