Vulnerability in Libssh
CVE-2026-0965
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 cou…
EPSS: 0.000 (0.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Libssh
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:0.12.0-2.el10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:0.10.4-18.el9
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-0965?
- CVE-2026-0965 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libssh, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-0965?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.