CVE-2026-59849CWE-835

CVE-2026-59849

Low · published July 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.1 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00438 · 37.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Published
2026-07-21T19:16Z
Affected products (20)
ProductVersionsFixed in
libssh/libssh≥ 0.11.0, < 0.11.50.11.5
libssh/libsshall versions—
redhat/hardened_imagesall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linuxall versions—
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redhat/enterprise_linux_for_elsall versions—
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redhat/enterprise_linux_for_eusall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_eusall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systemsall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systemsall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_elsall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eusall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endianall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endianall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_elsall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eusall versions—
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 JUL 14:08Z
    Libssh: libssh: denial of service via automatic certificate authentication loop
    cvelistv5