CVE-2026-54700CWE-20CWE-789

CVE-2026-54700

published October 13, 2026

CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ConnectBot SSH Client Library is written in Kotlin with Kaitai Struct and KStateMachine. Prior to 0.3.1, the SSH protocol parser trusts attacker-controlled inner byte lengths and element counts without verifying that they fit in the containing packet. A malicious or compromised SSH server can return a small malformed packet whose oversized declarations cause the Kaitai Struct Java runtime to attempt excessive allocation or repeated parsing before detecting truncated input. The general transport path requires a client connection but no authentication or optional feature; malformed SSH-agent messages additionally require SSH agent forwarding. The issue can raise an uncaught OutOfMemoryError and terminate the application process, with no demonstrated confidentiality or integrity impact. This issue is fixed in version 0.3.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
6.9 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00370 · 29.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation; CWE-789 · Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Published
2026-10-13T20:17Z
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 OCT 03:32Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 13 OCT 15:53Z
    ConnectBot SSH: Unbounded SSH field lengths can cause excessive memory allocation
    cvelistv5
  • 13 OCT 15:53Z
    ConnectBot SSH: Unbounded SSH field lengths can cause excessive memory allocation
    cvelistv5