Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-59849
A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 8.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 3.1
References
Products affected by CVE-2026-59849
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:-
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cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0