CVE-2026-86231CWE-298CWE-299

CVE-2026-86231

Low · published September 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.7
EPSS
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A security flaw has been discovered in mwiede jsch up to 2.28.5. Affected is the function getRevokedKeys of the file src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/KnownHosts.java. Performing a manipulation of the argument known_hosts results in improper check for certificate revocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 2.28.6 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 194a2f76a5c0f1c3f778565be3fd66bcafc42d23. You should upgrade the affected component.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.7 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
6.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
Not scored
Weaknesses
CWE-298 · Improper Validation of Certificate Expiration; CWE-299 · Improper Check for Certificate Revocation
Published
2026-09-07T03:17Z
References (9)
Timeline
  • 06 SEP 22:45Z
    mwiede jsch KnownHosts.java getRevokedKeys improper check for certificate revocation
    cvelistv5