Improper Following of Specification by Caller Affecting openssh package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENSSH-17895018
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-59998  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-573  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Following of Specification by Caller due to the GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck process when the server operates in a Windows Active Directory environment. An attacker can bypass intended authentication checks by exploiting this undocumented behavior.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1