VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-15079

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.55%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2026-01-08

Last modified2026-10-14

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

When doing SSH-based transfers using either SCP or SFTP, and setting the known_hosts file, libcurl could still mistakenly accept connecting to hosts *not present* in the specified file if they were added as recognized in the libssh *global* known_hosts file.

Weakness classification

2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9: CWE-297
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-297

Primary references

2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9 — Vendor Advisory
2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory