CVE-2025-15382

Client SCP Request Triggers Buffer Overread by 1 Byte

HIGH

8.1

CVSS Score

Published: January 6, 2026 at 05:43 PM UTC

Updated: October 13, 2026 at 08:10 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorwolfSSH

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Severity

HIGH8.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A heap buffer over-read vulnerability exists in the wolfSSH_CleanPath() function in wolfSSH. An authenticated remote attacker can trigger the issue via crafted SCP path input containing '/./' sequences, resulting in a heap over read by 1 byte.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

wolfSSH · Wolfssh

95%

1.4.12 ≤ v < 1.4.221.4.12

Affected range stops below 1.4.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.4.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Issue Tracking

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/pull/859

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-125

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