CVE-2026-0965

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

26/03/2026

Last modified:

02/04/2026

Description

A flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious configuration file or when the system is misconfigured. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by causing the system to try and access dangerous files, such as block devices or large system files, which can disrupt normal operations.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.30 LOW
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

3.30

Severity 3.x

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh::::::::		0.11.3 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2026-0965

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools