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CVE-2026-59851

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2026-07-21 Modified: 2026-08-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Hardened ImagesLibssh LibsshRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-863

References