CVE-2026-59851

Public on 2026-07-21
Modified on 2026-07-24
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 libssh Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libssh2 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 libssh2 Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H