CVE-2026-83540CWE-287CWE-613

CVE-2026-83540

High · published October 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When password or public key authentication is used with the Windows port of wolfSSHd, the Windows logon token acquired for one authenticated connection is not released before a token is acquired for a subsequent connection, resulting in user login poisoning between connections. A less privileged user with a valid account on the server can exploit this to force a login as a more privileged user. The vulnerability was introduced with the initial Windows port of wolfSSHd in wolfSSH version 1.4.15 and affects all versions through 1.5.0. Non-Windows builds of wolfSSHd are not affected.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
7.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00364 · 29.0th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication; CWE-613 · Insufficient Session Expiration
Published
2026-10-07T07:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
wolfssh/wolfssh≥ 1.4.15, < 1.6.01.6.0
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 OCT 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 07 OCT 02:40Z
    wolfSSHd on Windows race condition leading to logon token reused across connections
    cvelistv5