CVE-2025-15079 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2025-15079

libssh global known_hosts override

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Harry Sintonen
  • Daniel Stenberg

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

curl
Vulnerable Versions:
8.17.0, 8.16.0, 8.15.0, 8.14.1, 8.14.0, 8.13.0, 8.12.1, 8.12.0, 8.11.1, 8.11.0, 8.10.1, 8.10.0, 8.9.1, 8.9.0, 8.8.0, 8.7.1, 8.7.0, 8.6.0, 8.5.0, 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.1, 8.2.0, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, 8.1.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.0, 7.88.1, 7.88.0, 7.87.0, 7.86.0, 7.85.0, 7.84.0, 7.83.1, 7.83.0, 7.82.0, 7.81.0, 7.80.0, 7.79.1, 7.79.0, 7.78.0, 7.77.0, 7.76.1, 7.76.0, 7.75.0, 7.74.0, 7.73.0, 7.72.0, 7.71.1, 7.71.0, 7.70.0, 7.69.1, 7.69.0, 7.68.0, 7.67.0, 7.66.0, 7.65.3, 7.65.2, 7.65.1, 7.65.0, 7.64.1, 7.64.0, 7.63.0, 7.62.0, 7.61.1, 7.61.0, 7.60.0, 7.59.0, 7.58.0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 8th, 2026
Last Modified: January 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.