CVE-2025-14821

high

Description

The vulnerability exists due to an insecure default configuration in libssh on Windows, where the library automatically loads configuration files from the C:\etc directory that can be created and modified by unprivileged local users, leading to untrusted search path execution.

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High