Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by wolfSSL

CVE-2025-11624Buffer overwrite when processing file handles with the SFTP server

Low 1.8

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds write in wolfSSH from wolfSSH. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)1.8Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Potential stack buffer overwrite on the SFTP server side when receiving a malicious packet that has a handle size larger than the system handle or file descriptor size, but smaller than max handle size allowed.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
wolfSSH wolfSSH 1.3.0 – through 1.4.20

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L

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