In ssh in OpenSSH before 10.6, a $ or \ character can occur in a command-line username, leading to injection.
CVE-2026-123158OpenBSD OpenSSH Unexpected Status Code or Return Value Vulnerability
Bekannt ausgenutzt — OpenBSD OpenSSH Unexpected Status Code or Return Value Vulnerability
CISA hat am 09.11.2026 bestätigt, dass diese Schwachstelle in echten Angriffen genutzt wird. Frist für US-Bundesbehörden: 12.11.2026.
Erforderliche Maßnahme: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html ; https://alpinelinux.org/posts/2026-11-05-openssh-password-authentication-bypass/ ; https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/4353fdc43ef646c43a8dda7025cc1a898caf1482 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123158
Beschreibung
sshd in OpenSSH before 10.6p2 on Linux, when musl libc is used without PAM, lacks a workaround for a password authentication bypass (related to misinterpretation of whether a string is intended to be a password hash). For some configurations of accounts, any password between 256 and 1024 characters succeeds. An example of a platform using musl libc without PAM is Alpine Linux.
Daten: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Wiedergegeben wie in der Quelle, auf Englisch.
Betroffene Produkte und Versionen
Referenzen und Patches
- https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.6p2 Release Notes
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/4353fdc43ef646c43a8dda7025cc1a898caf1482 Patch
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50377976 Issue Tracking
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50378228 Issue Tracking
- https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=179388064263131&w=2 Mailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://hachyderm.io/@damienmiller/117563026759098135 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/predkambrij/sshhole-repro ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/leonjza/sshhole-lab ExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/09/27 Mailing List
- https://alpinelinux.org/posts/2026-11-05-openssh-password-authentication-bypass/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/discussions/12484 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/google/goonami-scanner/pull/277 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/panubo/docker-sshd/issues/93 Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50379704 Issue Tracking
- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=33498 Not Applicable
- https://sshhole.com Third Party Advisory
- https://sshole.events.greynoise.io/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-123158 US Government Resource
CPE-Treffer (NVD) (3)
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 10.6cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:10.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:10.6:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*