Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting openssh-server package, versions <0:9.9p1-11.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-OPENSSHSERVER-20045083
  • published22 Sept 2026
  • disclosed11 Aug 2026

Introduced: 11 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-73281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 openssh-server to version 0:9.9p1-11.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:69130.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh-server package and not the openssh-server package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 10.5, some operations can occur remotely but were intended to occur only locally, including operations that add tokens or use keys. This is caused by misinteraction between agent locking and the session-bind@openssh.com extension.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1