Vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH

CVE-2026-73281

In ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 10.5, some operations can occur remotely but were intended to occur only locally, including operations that add tokens or use keys. This is caused by misinteraction between agent locking and the session-bind@openssh.com extension.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-73281: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73281?
CVE-2026-73281 is a low-severity vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-73281?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.