Improper Authentication Affecting russh package, versions >=0.34.0-beta.1 <0.61.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-RUSSH-17660677
  • published27 Jun 2026
  • disclosed10 Jun 2026
  • creditmjc

Introduced: 10 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-46705  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade russh to version 0.61.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication in the userauth process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by sending SSH authentication requests that change the principal, causing the server to retain authentication state across different users or services.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1