Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-0966 · published 26 March 2026
CVE-2026-0966: Libssh vulnerability
Libssh · Libssh
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.
Description
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Affected products
4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7067 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0966 | MitigationVendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2433121 | Issue TrackingVendor Advisory |
| https://www.libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/ | Release Notes |
Track CVE-2026-0966 inside VULONE
Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.
Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-0966), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.