CVE-2026-0966
high
CVSS v3
8.2
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.2
Description
Moderate: libssh security update
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.12.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.12.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | | |
| rhel | 8.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 9.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 10.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libssh | libssh | {"endExcluding":"0.11.4"} | 0.11.4 |
| redhat | hardened_images | - | |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | 4.0 | |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7067
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0966
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2433121
- https://www.libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-0966
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0966.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2369367
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2376184
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2376193
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2383220
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2383888
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2433121
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2436979
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2436980
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2436981
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2436982
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-18683.html
CWEs
CWE-124
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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