Vulnerability · Published Jun 23, 2025 · Assigned by GovTech CSG

CVE-2025-52936Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability in yrutschle/sslh

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in sslh from yrutschle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in yrutschle sslh.This issue affects sslh: before 2.2.2.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12sslh1.20-1+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-52936
Debian:13sslhno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-52936
Debian:14sslh2.3.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-52936
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSsslh1.20-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-52936
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSsslh1.20-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1USN-8360-1
Ubuntu:25.10sslh2.1.4-1ubuntu0.25.10.1USN-8360-1
Ubuntu:25.10sslh2.1.4-1ubuntu0.25.10.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-52936
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSsslh2.1.4-1ubuntu0.26.04.1USN-8360-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSsslh2.1.4-1ubuntu0.26.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-52936
Ubuntu:26.10sslhno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-52936

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
yrutschle sslh 0 – before 2.2.2

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

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