libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 5e47761, contains a double-free vulnerability in the sftp_open() function in src/sftp.c that allows a malicious SSH server to corrupt the heap of any authenticated client opening an SFTP session. When a server responds to SSH_FXP_OPEN with SSH_FXP_STATUS containing FX_OK, the response data buffer is freed, and if a subsequent sftp_packet_require() call returns a specific error such as LIBSSH2_ERROR_CHANNEL_PACKET_EXCEEDED, the same pointer is freed a second time, enabling tcache dup conditions on glibc systems that allow overlapping allocations and function pointer overwrites.
History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libssh2:libssh2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-1341
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Libssh2
Libssh2 libssh2
Vendors & Products Libssh2
Libssh2 libssh2

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 5e47761, contains a double-free vulnerability in the sftp_open() function in src/sftp.c that allows a malicious SSH server to corrupt the heap of any authenticated client opening an SFTP session. When a server responds to SSH_FXP_OPEN with SSH_FXP_STATUS containing FX_OK, the response data buffer is freed, and if a subsequent sftp_packet_require() call returns a specific error such as LIBSSH2_ERROR_CHANNEL_PACKET_EXCEEDED, the same pointer is freed a second time, enabling tcache dup conditions on glibc systems that allow overlapping allocations and function pointer overwrites.
Title libssh2 Double-Free Heap Corruption via sftp_open()
Weaknesses CWE-415
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-07-24T16:32:39.596Z

Updated: 2026-07-28T01:06:24.681Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T20:45:17.816Z

Link: CVE-2026-66032

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-24T17:07:51.547Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-24T16:32:39Z

Links: CVE-2026-66032 - Bugzilla