A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.
CVE-2026-59849
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 84% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 34(Track)EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 16%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 21, 2026
Last Modified
August 19, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 30, 20262498182 – (CVE-2026-59849) CVE-2026-59849 libssh: libssh: denial of service via automatic certificate authentication loop
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498182Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59849(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:55855Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libssh security update
- RHSA-2026:42922Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- GHSA-jp6g-7mqj-wj53GitHub Security AdvisoriesLow
A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication...
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libssh-doc (0.11.3-1ubuntu2.1) @ resolute | 2026-09-11 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libssh-0:0.12.0-3.el10_2 | 2026-08-17 | redhat |
| redhat | libssh-main-0.12.1-4.hum1 | 2026-07-21 | redhat |
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.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.10.4-1 ... 0.9.8-0+deb11u2 (25 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.10.5-2 ... 0.12.2-1 (17 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.11.2-1, 0.11.2-1+deb13u1, 0.11.3-1 | 0.11.5-0+deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | 0.11.2-1, 0.11.3-1, 0.12.0-1, 0.12.0-2, 0.12.0-3 | 0.12.1-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
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 25× in last 7d / 139× in last 30d)
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- 2026-09-11 20:31 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-11 20:31 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-11 20:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-11 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-11 09:06 UTCVendor advisory
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