CVE-2026-0966CWE-124

CVE-2026-0966

High · published March 27, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00582 · 47.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-124 · Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')
Published
2026-03-27T01:17Z
Affected products (6)
ProductVersionsFixed in
libssh/libssh< 0.11.40.11.4
redhat/hardened_imagesall versions—
redhat/openshift_container_platformall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linuxall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linuxall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linuxall versions—
References (6)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAR 20:06Z
    Libssh: libssh: denial of service via zero-length input in ssh_get_hexa()
    cvelistv5