CVE-2026-83540

wolfSSHd on Windows race condition leading to logon token reused across connections

State
Published
Severity
7.7 High
Published
Oct 7, 2026
Updated
Oct 7, 2026
Reserved
Aug 31, 2026

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.07.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NwolfSSL

Weaknesses

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication
  • CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wolfSSHwolfSSL
  • 1.4.15 through 1.5.0Affectedfrom 1.6.0Not affected

References

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