EIP-2026-114969

PRE-CVE

Axessh 4.2 - Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-114969. PoCs published by hyp3rlinx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a remote denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Axessh 4.2.2 by sending an overly long payload (2000 'A' characters) to the SSH server (xwpsshd.exe) on port 22, causing it to crash. The PoC is functional and includes a simple Python script to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

Axessh 4.2 - Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by hyp3rlinx · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40699

The exploit demonstrates a remote denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Axessh 4.2.2 by sending an overly long payload (2000 'A' characters) to the SSH server (xwpsshd.exe) on port 22, causing it to crash. The PoC is functional and includes a simple Python script to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Axessh 4.2.2 (xwpsshd.exe)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SSH server (port 22) · Axessh 4.2.2 running with xwpsshd.exe
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026