Resource exhaustion in Openbsd Openssh

CVE-2026-60000

sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption from excessive authentication attempts) because MaxAuthTries was mishandled for GSSAPIAuthentication.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-60000?
CVE-2026-60000 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-60000?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.