Improper Authentication Affecting wolfSSL/wolfssh package, versions [,1.4.21)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSH-13653478
  • published22 Oct 2025
  • disclosed21 Oct 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-11625  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wolfSSL/wolfssh to version 1.4.21 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication due to improper handling of keying and track side during host authentication. An attacker can gain unauthorized access and obtain sensitive credentials by bypassing host verification during the authentication phase.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1