CVE-2026-0966

HIGHNVD 8.26.5▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-26. NVD baseline CVSS 8.2; sources differ by 1.7.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in libssh. The API function ssh_get_hexa() is vulnerable to a denial of service when processing zero-length input. This can be exploited remotely by an attacker during GSSAPI (Generic Security Service Application Program Interface) authentication if the server's logging verbosity is set to SSH_LOG_PACKET (3) or higher. Successful exploitation could lead to a self-Denial of Service of the per-connection daemon process.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS
43.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 26, 2026

Last Modified

May 19, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Apr 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

libssh 0.12.0 and 0.11.4 security releases – libssh

https://www.libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/
redhat

2433121 – (CVE-2026-0966) CVE-2026-0966 libssh: Buffer underflow in ssh_get_hexa() on invalid input

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2433121
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0966
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7067

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0966(5)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibssh-doc (0.11.2-1ubuntu0.2) @ questing2026-06-11ubuntu
ubuntulibssh-gcrypt-dev (0.9.3-2ubuntu2.5+esm3) @ focal2026-06-11ubuntu
redhatlibssh-0:0.12.0-2.el102026-05-19redhat
redhatlibssh-0:0.10.4-18.el92026-05-19redhat
redhatlibssh-main-0.12.0-1.1.hum12026-04-08redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0966?
CVE-2026-0966 is a high vulnerability published on March 26, 2026. A flaw was found in libssh. The API function sshgethexa() is vulnerable to a denial of service when processing zero-length input. This can be exploited remotely by an attacker during GSSAPI (Generic Security Service Application Program Interface) authentication if the server's logging verbosity is…
When was CVE-2026-0966 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0966 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 26, 2026, with the most recent update on May 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0966 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0966 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 43.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0966?
CVE-2026-0966 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 6.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0966?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0966, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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