A flaw was found in libssh's handling of key exchange (KEX) processes when a client repeatedly sends incorrect KEX guesses. The library fails to free memory during these rekey operations, which can gradually exhaust system memory. This issue can lead to crashes on the client side, particularly when using libgcrypt, which impacts application stability and availability.
CVE-2025-8277
Score 3.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2025-09-09. A secondary CVSS source baseline 3.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 3.1
- EG Score
- 3.1LOWmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 14EG Risk 14/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity31% × 45%The EG Score, 3.1 of 10.Exploitation0.4% × 40%FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.Automatability0% × 15%CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at every mission impact level.Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines. - EPSS PROB
- 0.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 33rd
- KEV
- Not listed
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at every mission impact level.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)60 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.
In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
Published
September 9, 2025
Last Modified
September 1, 2026
References (4)
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8277
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2383888
- secalert@redhathttps://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2025-8277.txt
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-8277(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2025-8277Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Low
Libssh: memory exhaustion via repeated key exchange in libssh
- RHSA-2026:18683Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libssh security update
- GHSA-39mw-228p-wr6vGitHub Security AdvisoriesLow
A flaw was found in libssh's handling of key exchange (KEX) processes when a client repeatedly...
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libssh-gcrypt-dev (0.9.3-2ubuntu2.5+esm3) @ focal | 2026-09-01 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libssh-doc (0.11.2-1ubuntu0.2) @ questing | 2026-09-01 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libssh-0:0.10.4-18.el9 | 2026-05-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.9.5-1 ... 0.9.8-0+deb11u1 (6 versions) |
| — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.10.5-2, 0.10.5-3, 0.10.5-3+hurd.1, 0.10.6-0+deb12u1 |
| — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.11.2-1 |
| — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.11.2-1 |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)
Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
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- 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-39mw-228p-wr6v · GitHub severity LOW · GitHub CVSS 3.1
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- 2026-08-31 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-39mw-228p-wr6v · GitHub severity LOW · GitHub CVSS 3.1
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- 2026-08-21 13:23 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-39mw-228p-wr6v · GitHub severity LOW · GitHub CVSS 3.1
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- 2026-08-21 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-39mw-228p-wr6v · GitHub severity LOW · GitHub CVSS 3.1
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Same product
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Same vendor
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