CVE-2026-0965

LOW
INFO Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 32/100
Published: 2026-03-26 Modified: 2026-11-06 First seen: 2026-11-06 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: Low

Description

A flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious configuration file or when the system is misconfigured. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by causing the system to try and access dangerous files, such as block devices or large system files, which can disrupt normal operations.

Affected Software (3)

VendorProductVersion
libssh libssh < 0.11.3
redhat enterprise_linux 9.0
redhat enterprise_linux 10.0

References & Advisories (4)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436980
issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT

Bug Bounty Relevance

32 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

3.3 / 10.0 v3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.17%
Raw Score 0.001670
Percentile 6.1%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00167
2026-11-12
0.00167
2026-11-10
0.00164
2026-11-09
0.00164
2026-11-08
0.00164
2026-11-07
0.00164
2026-11-06
0.00164

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
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