CVE
CVE-2025-14821
A flaw was found in libssh. This vulnerability allows local man-in-the-middle attacks, security downgrades of SSH (Secure Shell) connections, and manipulation of trusted host information, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SSH communications via an insecure default configuration on Windows systems where the library automatically loads configuration files from the C:\etc directory, which can be created and modified by unprivileged local users.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7067, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14821, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=2423148, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=2423148, https://www.libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/
