PT-2026-107388 · Wolfssl · Wolfssh

CVE-2026-83540

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Published

2026-10-07

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Updated

2026-10-07

CVSS v4.0

7.7

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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.

Fix

Insufficient Session Expiration

Improper Authentication

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-83540

Affected Products

Wolfssh