Resource exhaustion in Eugeny Russh

CVE-2026-42189

Russh is a Rust SSH client & server library. Prior to version 0.60.1, a pre-authentication denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the server's keyboard-interactive authentication handler. A malicious client can crash any russh-based ser…

EPSS: 0.002 (40.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42189?
CVE-2026-42189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eugeny Russh, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-42189?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.