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CVE-2026-59851
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-07-21T15:16:37.897 · Last modified 2026-07-21T18:31:51.680

Summary

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.

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