CVE-2026-83540

When password or public key authentication is used with the Windows port of wolfSSHd, the Windows logon token…

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.

Vendor: wolfssh
Product: wolfssh
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 (high), scored by NVD (primary)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 (high), scored by facts@wolfssl.comCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE: CWE-287, CWE-613
Published: 2026-10-07
NVD modified: 2026-10-13
NVD status: Analyzed

Not in the CISA KEV catalogue at the last update.

EPSS

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 28th)

FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS

CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.

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References

github.com (Product)
github.com (Patch)
github.com (Patch)
www.wolfssl.com (Vendor Advisory)

Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.