Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting libssh-config package, versions <0:0.12.0-1.1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBSSHCONFIG-16261287
  • published25 Apr 2026
  • disclosed1 Jan 2025

Introduced: 1 Jan 2025

CVE-2025-14821  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 libssh-config to version 0:0.12.0-1.1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:7067.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libssh-config package and not the libssh-config package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1