CVE-2026-109786EPSS p22.8%
CVE-2026-109786CVE-2026-109786
Description
In fail2ban 0.10.5 through 1.1.1 before ddd879d, the sshd filter (config/filter.d/sshd.conf) accepts an "on <token>" suffix after the host address. Because OpenSSH logs the offered username verbatim, a remote unauthenticated attacker can use a username such as "x VICTIM-SOURCE-IP-ADDRESS on" to make fail2ban associate failed login attempts with an arbitrary source IP address and ban it (e.g., to block logins from a legitimate user). The default filter mode is affected.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.3 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| EPSS | 0.31% probability of exploitation · percentile 22.8% · 2026-10-17T12:00:28Z |
| Last modified | 2026-10-16 |