CVE-2026-59842
Libssh: libssh: information disclosure via short gssapi curve25519 public key
02 Description
Libssh: libssh: information disclosure via short gssapi curve25519 public key
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-22.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-21 11:08Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-19 04:57Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-07
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- f2a55f21c7cd0de98d3477cf4a837cfbe1c252c54cbe9b0c47fb35a42e4e54fb
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:42922https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42922
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:55855https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55855
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59842
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2498168https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498168
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 10
- libssh Fixed in 0.12.0-3.el10_2
- libssh-config Fixed in 0.12.0-3.el10_2
- libssh-devel Fixed in 0.12.0-3.el10_2
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- libssh Fixed in 0.12.0-3.el10_2
- libssh-config Fixed in 0.12.0-3.el10_2
- libssh-devel Fixed in 0.12.0-3.el10_2
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libssh Fixed in 0.12.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.