CVE-2026-59998

Published: July 9, 2026Last modified: July 11, 2026

Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 has an undocumented security-relevant behavior: GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck has no value if the server is in Windows Active Directory.

Severity score breakdown

ParameterValue
Base score6.5
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredNONE
User interactionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
Integrity impactLOW
Availability impactNONE
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Status

ProductReleasePackageStatus
Alpaquita Linux23 LTSopensshVulnerable (9.1_p1-r3)
25 LTSopensshVulnerable (10.0_p1-r7)
StreamopensshVulnerable (9.3_p1-r7)
Hardened Containers23 LTSopensshVulnerable (9.1_p1-r3)
25 LTSopensshVulnerable (10.0_p1-r7)
StreamopensshVulnerable (9.3_p1-r7)

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