Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 1.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2025-14821
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:-
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cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-