What is CVE-2026-60001?

CVE-2026-60001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-60001?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in OpenBSD OpenSSH

CVE-2026-60001

sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 does not always honor the minimum authentication delay.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Openbsd Openssh — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-60001?: CVE-2026-60001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-60001?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.