CVE-2026-0966HIGH 8.2EPSS p43.2%
CVE-2026-0966CVE-2026-0966
Description
A flaw was found in libssh. The API function `ssh_get_hexa()` is vulnerable to a denial of service when processing zero-length input. This can be exploited remotely by an attacker during GSSAPI (Generic Security Service Application Program Interface) authentication if the server's logging verbosity is set to `SSH_LOG_PACKET (3)` or higher. Successful exploitation could lead to a self-Denial of Service of the per-connection daemon process.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.2 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.58% probability of exploitation · percentile 43.2% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2026-03-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-05-19 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7067
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0966
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2433121
- https://www.libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')cwe-124 | 0% | live |
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