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CVE-2025-48039

Published Sep 11, 2025 CWE-400 EPSS 0.39% (32th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2025-48039 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 11, 2025.

Technical Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation, Resource Leak Exposure. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl.

This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 28.0.3, OTP 27.3.4.3 and OTP 26.2.5.15, corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 before 5.3.3, 5.2.11.3 and 5.1.4.12.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Ref cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2025-48039.html GitHub github.com/erlang/otp/commit/043ee3c943e2977c1acdd740ad13992fd60b6bf0 GitHub github.com/erlang/otp/commit/c242e6458967e9514bea351814151695807a54ac GitHub github.com/erlang/otp/pull/10155 GitHub github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-rr5p-6856-j7h8 Ref osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2025-48039 Ref www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-48039?

CVE-2025-48039 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 11, 2025.

How severe is CVE-2025-48039?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-48039?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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