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Axessh 4.2 Local Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Log File Name

Published Mar 22, 2026

Description

Axessh 4.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the log file name field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long filename. Attackers can overflow the buffer at offset 214 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with system privileges.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner VulnCheck
Published Mar 22, 2026
Updated Mar 23, 2026
Reserved Mar 22, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Mar 23, 2026
NVD
Status Deferred
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner VulnCheck
Published Mar 22, 2026
Updated Mar 23, 2026
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2019-19955