CVE-2026-0967EPSS p11.7%

CVE-2026-0967CVE-2026-0967

libssh / libssh

Description

A flaw was found in libssh. A remote attacker, by controlling client configuration files or known_hosts files, could craft specific hostnames that when processed by the `match_pattern()` function can lead to inefficient regular expression backtracking. This can cause timeouts and resource exhaustion, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the client.

Scoring

CVSS 5.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS0.22% probability of exploitation · percentile 11.7% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-01
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