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swift-nio-ssh CVE-2026-43798

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63655 CRITICAL
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-08-20 product-security@apple.com
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Vendor (apple) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.8 CRITICAL

Pre-authentication, remotely reachable SSH parser with attacker-controlled stack write gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and plausible full C/I/A impact via code execution.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 18:00 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 15:52 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Aug 20, 2026 - 22:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 21:17 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 21:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

A single crafted SSH message gives an unauthenticated network attacker an out-of-bounds stack write of attacker-controlled length and content against any application built on swift-nio-ssh. This vulnerability is addressed in swift-nio-ssh version 0.14.1.

AnalysisAI

Remote unauthenticated code execution is possible in swift-nio-ssh, Apple's Swift implementation of the SSH2 protocol built on SwiftNIO, where a single crafted SSH message triggers an out-of-bounds stack write of attacker-controlled length and content. Any server or client application built on swift-nio-ssh before 0.14.1 is affected, and an attacker can corrupt stack memory pre-authentication to potentially achieve arbitrary code execution. …

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Exploitation The only prerequisite is network reachability to a service that embeds a swift-nio-ssh version earlier than 0.14.1 and accepts incoming SSH connections; the crafted message is processed on the pre-authentication parsing path, so no credentials, user interaction, or non-default configuration are required (CVSS PR:N/UI:N/AC:L). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals partially diverge and should be read together. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade swift-nio-ssh to version 0.14.1, which addresses the vulnerability; update the dependency pin (for example in Package.swift / Package.resolved) and rebuild and redeploy every application that embeds the library, since the fix does not take effect until dependents are recompiled against 0.14.1. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, conduct an inventory of all applications and services using swift-nio-ssh to identify affected versions and systems. …

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