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CVE-2026-59851

libssh

Description

A flaw was found in libssh. On servers with GSSAPIKeyExchange enabled, the gssapi-keyex path does not verify whether the authenticated Kerberos principal is authorized for the requested local user, allowing authenticated clients to log in as arbitrary users.

CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.27399999999999997%Risk 0.9
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Published
2026-07-21 15:16:37
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Library
Last modified
2026-07-30 16:08:49
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Operating systems
Linux