Use after free in Ledger CLI
Priority LOW 37CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the account parsing component of the Ledger-CLI 3.1.1. A specially crafted ledger file can cause a use-after-free vulnerability resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can convince a user to load a journal file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01709 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledger | Ledger CLI | Ledger HEAD Ledger 3.1. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ledger CLI VendorLedger Affected Ledger HEAD Ledger 3.1. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ledger-cli:ledger:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Ledger-cli |
- cpe:2.3:a:ledger-cli:ledger:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Ledger-cli
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2808
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9329-p7mv-f8p5
References
More Ledger vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02028 Memory corruption in Ledger CLI CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-09753 Ledger Live before 2.7.0 does not handle Bitcoin's Replace-By-Fee (RBF). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-06709 Ledger Live hw-app-eth EIP-712 Message Parsing Integer Truncation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2020-05566 A flawed protocol design in the Ledger Monero app before 1.5.1 for Ledger Nano and Ledger… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-14269 Ledger Nano X, Flex, Stax MCU Firmware Update Denial of Service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2023-06710 Ledger Bitcoin App 2.1.0 Address Derivation Error via Miniscript CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-2808 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2808 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9329-p7mv-f8p5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-2808 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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