CVE-2025-26466

Description

It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled the transport-level ping facility. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSH clients and servers to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS 3.1
Base Score 5.9
Severity Medium
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSS 4.0
Base Score 8.2
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None
Vulnerable System Availability Impact High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Affected OpenSSH versions: 9.5p1 to 9.9p1

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