CVE-2026-123158

HIGH CISA KEV 29 PoCs
ACT NOW Priority: 1.53 BB Relevance: 80/100
Published: 2026-11-05 Modified: 2026-11-10 First seen: 2026-11-05 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network No Auth No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: High
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

OpenBSD OpenSSH on Linux contains an unexpected status code or return value vulnerability that could allow for authentication bypass.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor / Product OpenBSD — OpenSSH
Date Added 2026-11-09
Remediation Due 2026-11-12
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

Affected Software (14)

VendorProductVersion
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
OpenBSD OpenSSH 0 < 10.6p2
openbsd openssh < 10.6
openbsd openssh 10.6
openbsd openssh 10.6

Proof of Concept (29)

Bug Bounty Relevance

80 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ No user interaction
✓ PoC available (29)
✓ Known exploited (KEV)

CVSS Score

8.1 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

18.90%
Raw Score 0.189000
Percentile 97.3%
Date 2026-11-14

EPSS Trend

2026-11-14
0.18900
2026-11-13
0.18900
2026-11-12
0.18900
2026-11-10
0.16501
2026-11-09
0.01014
2026-11-08
0.01014
2026-11-07
0.00976
2026-11-06
0.00976

Intelligence Sources

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